Job Description:

Better and fairer care.  Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do. 

Reporting to the General Manager – Enterprise Risk Management, we're seeking a collaborative and experienced National Risk & Resilience Business Partner to facilitate our business continuity and enterprise risk management efforts. You'll work closely with stakeholders across the organization to develop and implement plans that ensure we can continue to deliver exceptional care, no matter what challenges we face.

You will ensure all aspects St Vincent’s Risk Management, business continuity, crisis management and security frameworks and associated processes are compliant with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and government policies.

This is a Permanent Full Time position based in any of our Group Head Offices in Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney on a hybrid working arrangement. Domestic travel will be required in this role.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Grow and support a positive risk culture across the organisation
• Champion the design and use of risk systems and tools and lead the continuous improvement of system capabilities
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to executives, managers and teams to identify risks and initiate actions to mitigate risks and strengthen controls, including issues identified through audits
• Provide specialist advice to improve St Vincent’s crisis leadership, business continuity and security capability
• Support the design and implementation of a National Security Risk Management Framework, National Business Continuity planning and Business Continuity and Disaster planning activities across St Vincent’s
• Lead projects as directed by the General Manager – Enterprise Risk Management and engage collaboratively with cross-functional teams within the organisation, ensuring high quality relationships are developed and maintained with key internal stakeholders
• Proactively develop trusted advisor relationships with senior management to effectively influence positive changes
• Respond to requests for assistance and support from key stakeholders to the agreed standards and timeframes

Things that work for us:

• At least 7+ years demonstrated experience in successfully designing and implementing effective enterprise risk management programs, plans, guidelines, practices and electronic systems/tools
• Demonstrated ability to drive performance and realise value from all areas across the organisation
• Comprehensive understanding of the risks which affect the Health and Aged Care sectors
• Detailed working knowledge of applicable risk, business continuity and security standards
• Tertiary qualifications in relevant disciplines of corporate governance, risk management, business continuity and/or assurance
• Post-graduate qualifications in risk, business continuity, disaster and emergency management, or other relevant governance-related discipline
• Professional membership in relevant discipline (e.g. Risk Management Institute of Australia, Governance Institute of Australian, Business Continuity Institute and/or Institute of Risk Management)

Things that work for you:

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• Be part of a growing team within a leading healthcare organisation
• Competitive salary packaging options
• Discounted private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Why become part of St Vincent’s Health Australia Because you’re like us, you believe in our vision that every person, whoever and wherever they are, is served with excellent and compassionate care, by a better and fairer health and aged care system. Better for all our people, who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our patients and clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

Reconciliation Action Plan As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Interested? Apply today and please note - we will be progressing applications throughout the advertising period.

Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

Contact Details:

Rebecca Gurney

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

17 April 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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