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What’s on Offer

• Permanent Part-time role – 60 hours per fortnight with flexible hours and WFH
• Generous leave provisions, salary packaging, retail discounts and more
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program and healthcare provider discounts

  
At MSWA, safeguarding enables possibility.
We’re seeking an experienced Risk Manager to lead MSWA’s enterprise-wide risk management framework and help ensure our services are safe, resilient and sustainable for the people we support.
This is a pivotal role that works closely with executive leaders, managers and the Board to identify, manage and mitigate organisational risks, while strengthening a positive, proactive risk culture across MSWA.
If you’re a strategic thinker with strong risk, compliance and regulatory experience — and you’re motivated by purpose-driven work — this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
  
About the Role
Reporting to the Chief of Quality, Safeguarding and Risk, the Risk Manager is responsible for leading and evolving MSWA’s enterprise risk management framework in line with best practice and regulatory requirements.
You’ll work collaboratively with senior leaders and teams across the organisation to ensure risks are clearly identified, assessed and mitigated, while supporting strong governance, compliance and continuous improvement.
This role plays a key part in embedding risk awareness into everyday practice and ensuring MSWA continues to deliver high-quality, safe services.
This is a permanent part-time role (0.8 FTE) based in our Belmont Head Office.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Risk Management

• Lead the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of MSWA’s enterprise risk management framework
• Identify, assess and treat strategic, operational, financial, compliance and reputational risks
• Maintain and oversee the organisational risk register, ensuring appropriate controls and mitigation strategies
• Develop clear risk reports and dashboards for the Board, Executive and Leaders

Regulatory Risk & Compliance

• Ensure risk governance aligns with NDIS Practice Standards and Aged Care Quality Standards
• Support audits, assessments and site visits from relevant Commissions
• Monitor regulatory changes and implement required system and process updates

Collaboration & Risk Culture

• Work closely with managers and frontline teams to embed risk awareness and safe practice
• Support incident and complaints-related risk identification and management
• Contribute to internal audits and policy development aligned with risk best practice

Resilience & Continuity

• Support business continuity planning, crisis and emergency management
• Participate in scenario testing and emergency simulations with internal and external stakeholders
• Provide risk insights to inform insurance strategy and premium negotiations

  
Must‑haves

• Qualification in Risk Management, Business Management or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a risk or compliance role
• Demonstrated experience operationalising ISO 31000 risk management principles
• Strong understanding of NDIS and Aged Care regulatory environments
• Experience assessing, analysing and reporting on risk data
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving capability
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and risk management systems

  
A little about us: 
We exist to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of Western Australians – whatever their needs, whatever their neuro condition. The difference each and every one of our team makes can be felt in thousands of homes across the state. 
Our collective efforts enable us to continue meeting the ever-growing demand for our allied health services, accommodation, and Services Centres across the state, as well as our contributions to critical neuro research throughout the world and across the country. 
  
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re passionate about risk management and want your work to truly matter, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and discover what life at MSWA looks like.
For a confidential conversation, email talent@mswa.org.au.

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