Wesley Legal & Risk

• Sydney area
• Full-time position
• Some flexible work offered.

About us

Wesley Mission is a high profile, multi-faceted Christian organisation making a real difference in the community. We work with the most disadvantaged in our community by providing over 200 services ranging from aged care, homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training and education, and health services.

Our Vision is “A Spirit-led disciple-making movement: doing all the good we can because every life matters”.

About the role

Join us to make a difference in our community, because you believe like us that every life matters. For Wesley Mission, helping people is what inspires us every day.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced and exceptional Head of Risk, to lead our risk, quality assurance and strategic audit function, to help strengthen our organisation, ensure its effectiveness and do our best work for those we serve.

Reporting to the General Counsel who leads the Legal & Risk function for Wesley Mission you will:

• Promote and help embed an enterprise-wide risk management and quality management culture within the organisation
• Lead the quality, risk and strategic audit function, including overseeing the implementation of the Risk and Quality Management Frameworks and risk appetite statement and related systems and projects.
• Continually strengthen and utilise key indicators to monitor performance of quality and risk, and develop related strategies and recommendations for Management and the Board to ensure quality and risk management practices are effective
• Prepare and present management and Board and Board Committee papers and reports on organisational quality and risk, and oversee annual reviews of various governance processes as outlined in the organisation’s frameworks, policies and procedures
• Oversee the strategic internal audit program (non-financial) at Wesley Mission and the quality assurance program
• Co-ordinate and manage Wesley Mission’s insurance requirements
• Oversee and deliver key education and awareness initiatives to promote and improve quality and risk management in the organisation.

You have a high level of integrity and are a trusted adviser by those you work with. You have extensive experience in leading quality and risk functions and continually improving quality and risk outcomes. You excel at identifying issues and key insights, and embedding solutions that anticipate and respond effectively to risk and improve quality outcomes.

You are also an effective team leader with a collaborative and engaging style who can inspire and motivate a team to excel and do its best work. You communicate well (including in writing) and can adapt your message as needed.

You have strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills and can develop suitable courses of action and see these through.

As a leadership role within Wesley Mission the successful candidate will be a role model of Wesley Mission’s Christian vision, mission, values and purpose in their work.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).

A position description is attached.