Senior Project Officer Risk & Compliance (City of …, City of Parramatta Council

What You’ll Do
- Coordinate the implementation of enterprise and divisional risk and compliance initiatives, including annual compliance activities and internal audit programs, and monitor progress against agreed actions.
- Provide risk and compliance advice to support the identification, assessment and management of risks impacting organisational objectives across operational and project environments.
- Analyse and report on risks, issues, controls and inter‑dependencies to support improved governance, assurance and organisational risk maturity.
- Support the ongoing operation, testing and continuous improvement of business resilience, incident management and business continuity frameworks.
- Support fraud and corruption prevention activities, including monitoring mitigation strategies, assurance actions and control effectiveness in line with policy and regulatory expectations.
- Contribute to the development, review and embedding of risk, compliance and resilience frameworks, policies, guidance and tools.
- Prepare high‑quality briefs, reports, dashboards and governance papers to inform senior leadership and oversight forums.
- Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to support consistent, practical and well‑governed risk and compliance outcomes. What We’re Looking For
- Demonstrated experience supporting the implementation of risk management, compliance and governance frameworks within a large, complex or public sector organisation.
- Sound knowledge of enterprise and operational risk management, compliance obligations, internal audit, business continuity and resilience practices.
- Demonstrated experience providing risk and compliance advice across enterprise, business unit and project contexts to support informed decision‑making.
- Experience in monitoring, analysing and reporting on risk, compliance and assurance activities, including tracking and reporting on audit and review actions.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with demonstrated experience preparing high‑quality reports, briefings and governance materials for senior stakeholders. Application Requirements Targeted Question 1: Do you have demonstrated experience operating in a senior or specialist role supporting enterprise risk management, compliance or assurance activities within a large, complex or public sector organisation? Targeted Question 2: Describe a situation where you supported or led the implementation of risk management, compliance or assurance activities within a complex organisational environment (Maximum 500 words). Your response should include the following:
- The context and scope of the risk, compliance or assurance activity (e.g. enterprise‑wide, business unit or key initiative).
- Your role and level of responsibility, including how you worked with senior stakeholders or governance forums.
- How you identified, analysed or monitored risks, compliance obligations or assurance actions.
- The tools, frameworks or processes you applied (e.g. enterprise risk frameworks, compliance programs, audit tracking, resilience or continuity arrangements).
- The outcomes achieved, including how your work contributed to stronger governance, improved risk maturity or better decision‑making. Applications close Monday 25 May 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST. We continue to hire outstanding people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qsewl