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The key duties of the position include:

Employment Opportunity

The Governance and Risk Office is responsible for the department's governance, risk management, business continuity, and priorities and delivery frameworks; and providing secretariat support for the department's executive committees. Working in the Governance and Risk office presents opportunities for professional and personal development, including observing and participating in departmental operations, observing decision-making at the most senior levels, and exposure to a broad range of matters and processes.

The department is entering an exciting stage of our risk maturity journey, with the implementation of the PACE delivery framework. This framework, and the business planning processes that underpin it, will provide a great opportunity for risk management to become further embedded in the work practices of the department and for the Risk Adviser to undertake a key role in providing strategic advice and assurance to the senior executive.

Responsibilities of the Risk Adviser include:

- driving the design and implementation of the department's risk management framework
- analysing strategic linkages from divisional operational risks identified through business planning processes
- providing information and support to line areas of the department in relation to risk assessments and application of the department's risk management policy
- engaging with other relevant areas of the department to support a holistic and cohesive approach to risk management
- preparing meeting papers and briefing materials for senior executives
- maintaining the department's enterprise and strategic risk registers
- proactively engaging with business areas to ensure risks are regularly reviewed, including through enterprise risk control testing




- coordinating the department's responses to whole-of-government risk reporting requirements
- leading on administrative tasks to facilitate the Security and Risk Management Committee and Audit and Risk Committee
- collaborating with other entities across Government to exchange ideas and experience to improve risk management practices.

How you can help us make a difference

We are seeking an energetic, motivated person, with the capacity to continue driving the development and maturity of our risk ecosystem.

Other attributes we are seeking for this role include:

- strong organisational skills and the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- the capacity and willingness to innovate, think strategically and engage with enabling systems and technology, including artificial intelligence (AI)
- strong stakeholder engagement skills, including collaborating across government to exchange ideas and experience, and working with relevant areas of the department to support a holistic and cohesive approach to risk management
- a willingness to work collaboratively across the section is essential
- experience in a risk-related role and with delivering the requirements of the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy will be a strong advantage
- a Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security clearance, or the willingness and ability to obtain an NV1 clearance is required.

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment at the Attorney-General’s Department applicants must be Australian citizens.





Applicants offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at a specified clearance level. The successful applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

Notes

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created from this process, and will be active for 18 months after the date of this gazettal.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact HR Assist at *********@ag.gov.au or 02 6141 6*** (Option 2).

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can contact us to discuss options for working from Country.

Getting to know the Attorney-General's Department

The Attorney-General's Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and justice framework, and to facilitate jobs growth through policies that promote fair, productive, adaptable and safe workplaces. Through the Australian Government Solicitor, we also provide legal services to the Commonwealth, including legal advice and representation. Our department is the central policy and coordinating element of the Attorney-General's portfolio.

Our department is structured into four groups:

- Australian Government Solicitor
- Justice and Communities
- Integrity and Security
- Enabling Services

The department operates in a diverse and complex environment to address challenging issues. We have a highly-skilled and engaged workforce involved in policy development and implementation and program administration. The department also has a large number of practicing lawyers, mainly within the Australian Government Solicitor Group within the department.

📌 Risk Advisor, Governance & Risk Office (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Attorney-General'S Department
📍 Canberra