Job: - Risk Management Specialist - (Must have Baseline Clearance)

Duration: 6 Months (Up to 4 extension options)

Location: - Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW, Melbourne VIC, Brisbane QLD, Perth WA, Adelaide SA, Darwin NT, or Hobart TAS

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Risk Management Specialistfor a long-term contract role with a Federal Agency.

Required Skills

- Minimum 5 years of extensive experience in enterprise risk management within the Australian Public Sector or similarly regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting the implementation, enhancement, or optimisation of a risk management information system, GRC platform, or similar governance solution.
- Demonstrated understanding of Commonwealth Risk Management Policy, Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), APS governance and assurance frameworks or Risk reporting and accountability requirements
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear documentation, reports, briefing papers, and training materials.

Desirable Skills

- Previous experience implementing risk management solutions within a Commonwealth Government department or APS agency.
- Experience configuring or supporting ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management Module/GRC
- Experience supporting data cleansing, migration, and validation activities for risk-related information.
- Experience designing dashboards, risk reports, executive reporting packs, and performance metrics.





Key Responsibilities

- Analyse the agency's current risk management framework, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
- Ensure the new tool is configured to support the agency's enterprise, strategic, operational, project, and compliance risk processes.
- Review and validate risk taxonomy, categories, consequence and likelihood matrices, treatment plans, control libraries, and reporting structures.
- Translate risk management and governance requirements into detailed system configuration specifications.
- Provide specialist advice during solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
- Assist in developing and executing user acceptance testing (UAT) scenarios and test cases.

Visa Status and Security Clearance

- The candidate must have an active AGSVA Baseline Security clearance

Contract Duration

- Contract for an initial Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Experience level: - EL1 equivalent
- Estimated Start Date: - ASAP to 07 May 2026
- Working arrangements: - (Hybrid) A preference for candidates to perform the role in Canberra, although other Client’s office locations will be considered. - Flexible working arrangements (i.e. a combination of onsite attendance at a client’s office and remote working) will be considered - Candidates who are only available to work remotely will be considered; however, they will need to demonstrate solid and effective communication and stakeholder relationship skills.

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