Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Hours: 38 Hour Week Location: Hybrid (Richmond Office) Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: Matthew Stocco, Group Risk Manager, mstoccomercy.com.au Where there’s life, there’s Mercy. Where there’s care, there’s You. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be? For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we’re on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years. As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better. To do that, we need you. Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes. About the opportunity The Enterprise Risk Function comprises the Group Risk Manager and Senior Risk Adviser who are responsible for the implementation of the Mercy Health Risk Management Improvement Strategy and Risk Management Framework. The Senior Risk Advisor will contribute to the design and enhancement of risk management processes and gain exposure to many types of risk across divisions, sites and all levels of the organisation. The team is proud of its diligent and collaborative approach to support Mercy Health’s leadership in making effective decisions to protect and create value. The team works closely with other Mercy Health functions including Emergency Management, Work Health and Safety, Clinical Governance, Cyber Security and Planning to support organisation resilience, sustainability and growth. The team reports to the Chief Risk and Assurance Officer and its work is reported up to the Executive and Board level. Key Accountabilities Engage with internal stakeholders to identify, research, assess and manage potential risks to our strategy, business plans and major projects. Undertake systematic bi-annual risk reviews and draft risk profile reports for divisional, site and other management committees. Provide assurance on the effectiveness of critical risks, controls and risk treatment plans. Deliver and improve training to increase employee’s risk management capability. Be the System Administrator who maintains and optimises the Risk Register System (CAMMS) including user settings, system configuration, training and reports. Engage with external risk and healthcare peers to inform management of emerging risks and support collaboration with other organisations to manage shared risks. Represent the Enterprise Risk Function in organisation committees and project working groups. What you’ll bring It takes a special kind of person to work in healthcare or community services. If you are genuinely interested in helping others, then you’ll find you can build something here and find your place in a team of 10,000 hearts. To thrive in this role, you will have: Demonstrated experience in risk management or related fields e.g. audit, quality, safety, compliance, planning. This role would suit someone looking to step up from a risk analyst or advisor position. Desirable: Familiarity with the health and aged care sector. Ability to explain the core concepts of risk management standards e.g. ISO 31000 and the Victorian Government Risk Management Framework. Problem solving and consulting skills. Ability to investigate, transform and report data in an impactful way to provide insights. Excellent written and verbal communication and confident at building positive stakeholder relationships. Commitment to the mission and values of Mercy Health and Catholic Health – this includes a requirement to be highly principled and embrace the values of Mercy Health. Essential: Strong Microsoft Office skills. Desirable: Experience as a Super User or System Administrator for governance, risk and compliance software. Qualifications and Requirements: Undergraduate study, professional qualifications and diplomas and certificates relevant to enterprise risk management will be considered favourably (for example Law, Governance, RMIA, Compliance, Internal Audit). Occasional travel to Mercy Health operational sites is a requirement of this role. You must also: Comply with mandatory vaccination and compliance (e.g. NDIS, Police Check) requirements as directed by State and Territory public health orders. Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career. Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.