Manager Risk and Controls MCA and LGS
**Manager Line 1 Risk Delivery
- An exciting permanent part-time opportunity to drive productive delivery of risk management excellence across two critical Group support units.
- Build a personal brand through opportunities to engage across the L&GS and MCA Support Units.
- Be part of a supportive and collaborative team.
**The Team**
The Legal and Group Secretariat ( **L&GS** ) and Marketing and Corporate Affairs ( **MCA** ) Chief Controls Office ( **CCO** ) is a line one risk function that provides integrated risk services and efficient risk management to support MCA and L&GS deliver business and customers outcomes in a safe manner. Both Support Units are now working under a Pace model with the CCO executing as a 'Working With Agile' team with planning, sprint management and operating rhythms consistent with the Pace way of working.
The L&GS Support Unit is focused on ensuring quality legal advice is provided to the Group, executing strong Group Governance, management of the Financial Accountability Regime and operating the Speak Up service.
MCA are committed to building trust and pride in the Commonwealth Bank with direct responsibility for end-to-end marketing, branding, stakeholder insights, government relations, communications, and corporate social responsibility.
**Your Impact**:
The purpose of this role is to harness the power of Agile delivery methods to lead the execution of core and critical risk management across our Support Units. This approach will ensure that the CCO delivers all required aspects of the Group non-financial risk frameworks to protect customers whilst balancing focus on emerging risks to ensure we are building a Brighter future for all.
You will use non-financial risk management skills, stakeholder management, influencing skills, team leadership and commercial acumen as a trusted advisor to improve risk management outcomes.
**Your Responsibilities**:
As a Manager in the CCO Line 1 risk team you will support the business with a comprehensive and integrated risk service. You'll do this by providing risk management advice and undertaking risk management activities, including:
- Leading a team of two Analysts to deliver core and critical risk management activities including (but not limited to) controls testing, controls execution, business profile management and compliance support.
- Engage the business with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Be a trusted risk advisor to business stakeholders by providing considered pragmatic risk advice.
- Embed and enhance risk knowledge and culture across our business stakeholders.
- Work closely with our Line 2 Operational Risk and Compliance counterparts to ensure compliance with Group Policies, Standards and regulatory obligations.
- Embed agile methodologies and continuous improvement practices within the CCO team. Over time, this role will develop toward coordinating the CCO Agile working rhythms and Sprint management on the Jira platform under the guidance of the CCO LT.
**We're interested in hearing from people who have:
- Experience managing CBA Non-financial Risk management framework elements including controls testing, controls assessment, control execution, issues, incidents and risk reporting. Exposure to Risk and Control Self-Assessments will be favourable.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills to facilitate buy in and engagement from varying levels of management.
- Effective analytical, planning, organising, evaluating and problem-solving skills.
- An ability to understand and breakdown complex technical concepts and explain them to a diverse audience.
- A demonstrated ability to function effectively both as part of a team and autonomously, can-do approach, open to new ideas and adaptable to change.
- An ability to prioritise effectively and work independently in a high-pressure and changing environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with attention to detail and ability to tailor to the audience.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across business units.
**Working at CommBank**
At CommBank, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce reflecting the customers, businesses and communities we serve. As a value's driven organisation, we nurture and support our people; through focusing on skill and talent development, collaboration, flexibility and internal promotion. With service in mind at every touch point, we take accountability for the role we play in securing and enhancing the financial wellbeing of people, businesses and communities. At CommBank you can be you.
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in