Are you ready for a career that creates meaningful impact? Here’s your opportunity to work for an organisation that informs and challenges government to improve outcomes for citizens.

Who we are?

For over 200 years, the Auditor-General has assisted the Parliament of New South Wales to hold government accountable for its use of public resources.

Recognised as a centre of excellence in professional services, the Audit Office of New South Wales is an independent integrity agency. We conduct financial and performance audits across a diverse range of portfolios such as health, education, transport, local government, environment, justice, community services, industry and more.

Our work is diverse, challenging and meaningful. Our people interact with diverse stakeholders regularly, and embrace opportunities to positively impact the lives of NSW citizens. A career at the Audit Office is more than you imagine.

We have a people-focused culture, supported by corporate values that encourage pride in purpose, curiosity and open-mindedness, courage and integrity.Our diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences help us deliver high standards of work that reflects the communities we operate in.

At the Audit Office, you won’t just fit in. You’ll belong.

How will you contribute?

Joining the Audit Office means being part of a team dedicated to excellence, integrity, and making a tangible difference for the people of NSW.

We are seeking an experienced risk advisor and risk management professional for a newly created role at the Audit Office, the Associate Director, Governance (Risk).

You will work with a high degree of autonomy as a trusted advisor on risk and resilience matters, reporting directly to the Director,



Governance & Risk in their capacity as Chief Risk Officer (CRO).

Your key focus will be on the delivery and continuous improvement of our enterprise risk management framework and practices. You will play a leading role in developing engaging, accessible and decision-useful ways of reporting and communicating risk information.

You will be expected to maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with members of the Office Executive, our co-sourced internal audit function, and our key governance committees, and director-level leadership team across audit and corporate functions.

Through your advice, contemporary insights, and the relationships that you build, your impact will be felt through strengthening our systems and practices of internal control, and in building our organisational resilience to respond to challenges, emerging risks, and opportunities.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

- Develop, maintain and enhance the Audit Office’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework in line with relevant NSW Treasury policy, standards (ISO 31000:2018), and good practice. This includes:
- supporting the conduct and reporting on strategic, operational and project risk assessments, and maintaining risk registers
- conducting and supporting internal controls monitoring, and developing effective mitigation strategies in line with our risk appetite




- providing advice and insights to the CRO on trends and factors relevant to the Audit Office’s risk environment, including in relation to cyber and AI risk
- strengthening risk management maturity and resilience by promoting a culture of risk awareness, influencing stakeholders to proactively engage with risk and internal controls,
- providing authoritative risk advice to the CRO, CIO, CISO, key committees, and members of the leadership team, and participating actively in relevant committees

- Design, implement and maintain the Audit Office’s business continuity planning framework
- Support and provide advice on responses to data breaches and engage effectively with the IT team in relation to cyber incident responses and risk management
- Manage and provide guidance to direct report/s to support them to effectively exercise their functions and fulfil their responsibilities
- Partner effectively with the Associate Director (Integrity) to share insights and achieve coordinated governance activities, including in relation to internal stakeholder engagement

What will you learn?

We will challenge and develop you, encourage your curiosity, open-mindedness and courage. A bird’s eye view of the whole state government is on offer, a unique opportunity that few professionals are exposed to.

We value the growth and development of our people, with leaders who guide and mentor on your skilled journey. With a focus on wellbeing, we support you to perform at your best and achieve meaningful outcomes in your role.

What will you need to succeed?

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic risk skilled who combines sound judgement and practical problem-solvi

📌 Associate Director, Governance (Sydney)
🏢 The Audit Office of NSW
📍 Sydney