Job Description
About Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Sugar Research Australia invests in and manages a portfolio of research, development and adoption projects that drive productivity, profitability and sustainability for the Australian sugarcane industry.
We have highly dedicated and passionate people working on industry-critical projects to deliver tangible value outcomes and impact for our industry stakeholders.
About the role
Reporting directly to the General Manager Finance & Operations, this position leads, advises on, maintains, and reports on SRA’s enterprise-wide audit, risk management, and business continuity frameworks. The position works closely with the Senior Management Team, the CEO and Chair of SRA’s Audit and Risk Committee, and broader management cohort to oversee the delivery of internal audits and risk management activities, including leadership of SRA’s quality assurance functions.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Participate as an effective member of the Finance & Operations management team to deliver on SRA’s strategic and financial objectives whilst building strong alignment, employee engagement, team ownership and accountability, across SRA and within the business unit.
- Manage key relationships with external Auditors and relevant stakeholders.
- Lead the development and maintenance of the SRA’s risk management framework to ensure that risk is minimised, mitigated, or encouraged, in line with the company’s risk appetite, across all business units.
- Provide advice and undertake regular reviews with risk owners to ensure the effectiveness (and documentation) of internal controls, and that management response across SRA’s risk management framework is appropriate and timely.
- Provide direction and support in relation to the administration, identification, measurement, control and review of strategic, operational, intellectual property and ICT risk registers, ensuring they are fit-for-purpose and integrated as part of day-to-day operations and strategies.
- Develop comprehensive audit plans, outlining the scope, objectives, and methodologies for each audit.
- Manage the quarterly review and reporting of SRA’s risk registers, including Senior Management Team engagement in relation to preparation of quarterly risk updates for the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board.
- Work with the Company Secretary to conduct annual reviews of SRA’s delegations to ensure they remain consistent with SRA’s internal control environment. Oversight of SRA’s Delegations’ documentation.
- Develop and provide training to employees on risk related matters and work with the senior management team to foster a culture of appropriate risk taking across SRA.
- Actively engage with regulators and Government stakeholders and operationalise regulatory requirements.
- To implement the Health, Safety and Environmental strategies, actions, & responsibilities which lead to attaining our desired HSE culture that is commensurate with the position.
About you
You will bring with you the following qualifications, capabilities and experience:
Essential
- At least three years’ experience in a Risk role, preferably with hands-on experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work in a business partnering capacity whilst maintaining essential independence.
- Demonstrated track record of influencing stakeholders from different backgrounds to drive risk-aware business outcomes.
- Significant experience in managing business continuity functions.
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with demonstrated experience preparing and presenting risk reports to an executive and/ board.
- Demonstrated ability to develop a QA framework that enables business agility.
- A current manual driver’s licence is required to drive SRA vehicles.
- Tertiary qualification in risk or governance related discipline or significant applied experience as a risk management professional.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of cyber risk, intellectual property risk, and workplace health and safety risks.
- Graduate qualifications in risk management, compliance, or governance.
To apply
Please note this is a Fixed term role of 2 years.
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If your capabilities and experience meet the requirements of the role and you would like to be part of our dedicated team, please click ‘Apply’ to submit your application no later than Friday 7 March 2025. Your application should include your resume and address the requirements of the position.
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia in order to apply. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake a medical screening and a police check.
