Risk Enablement Manager

About us
We are an award winning, national $18B public offer industry fund focused on the education and community sectors. Working for NGS Super means being part of something bigger and working to make a difference to our members and their financial future.

Our people are key to our success, and as we expand, we’re committed to finding and retaining the right talent to take on the journey.  As well as a flexible and fun workplace, we offer competitive benefits including additional leave entitlements, personal & professional development and health & wellbeing programs.

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The Role

As a key partner to the business, the Risk Enablement Manager plays a pivotal role in strengthening risk capability, fostering a proactive risk culture, and helping the organisation navigate an evolving regulatory landscape. As a valued member of the Line 2 Risk team, you will work closely with stakeholders across the Fund, drive continuous improvement in risk frameworks, support regulatory change initiatives, and enable confident, informed decision-making.

What you’ll do

• Support the ongoing enhancement of the Fund's risk management frameworks and practices.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed a strong and proactive risk culture across the organisation.
• Lead and coordinate internal audit activities, including the management of audit findings and actions.
• Maintain and review risk policies to ensure alignment with regulatory obligations and business needs.
• Oversee conduct risk initiatives to promote ethical behaviours and sound decision-making.
• Drive improvements to governance, risk and compliance (GRC) systems and processes.
• Support the implementation of new and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Manage and maintain the Operational Risk Management Framework.
• Coordinate business continuity planning, testing and incident response activities to strengthen organisational resilience.
• Design and deliver risk training, capability-building and risk maturity initiatives across the business.
• Support the Line 2 Risk team in other risk and compliance initiatives.

About you

A collaborative and influential risk professional with experience embedding risk culture and driving continuous improvement, you will bring:

• Experience in risk management within financial services, with exposure to operational risk, governance, compliance, business continuity or risk culture initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of risk frameworks, policy management and regulatory change implementation.
• Experience delivering risk training, capability uplift and risk awareness programs.
• Sound understanding of business continuity and operational resilience practices.
• Knowledge of Australian regulatory requirements and their practical application.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and embed effective risk management across the organisation.
• Strong communication and reporting skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders and governance committees.

Nice to have but not essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or professional risk, governance or finance certification.
• Experience enhancing risk culture and organisational risk maturity.
• Strong understanding of APRA prudential standards, including CPS 230, SPS 220 and CPS 234.
• Professional membership with RMIA, Governance Institute of Australia, or similar is desirable.

If you're looking for an opportunity to influence positive change, strengthen risk capability, and make a meaningful impact across the organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

We are a super fund that has an exceptional work culture, provides a diverse offering in developing our people and you can be a part of it while earning an attractive remuneration package!

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit a copy of their updated CV.

Please note that to be eligible for this role, you are required to have permanent Australian working rights and residency.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace that values diversity, equity, and respect for all individuals.