Risk & Compliance Officer

The Risk and Compliance Officer will assist the Head of Risk and Compliance to develop a robust risk and compliance culture framework at Mercy Community. This position supports the entire Mercy Community operations including Residential Aged Care, Family Services, Community Services and Corporate Office functions.

 Salary commensurate with experience plus superannuation and generous salary packaging available.

 This role involves but not limited to -

• Assisting the Head of Risk and Compliance with risk workshops, training and re-writing policies and procedures to develop a robust risk and compliance culture in the organisation
• Conducting risk and control assessments to identify potential risk and compliance concerns
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation related to risk and compliance activities
• Assisting with legislative compliance including monitoring alert mailboxes, managing obligations register and ensuring tasks are allocated and completed
• Assisting with reporting, including to the Executive and Board and Board Sub-Committees

 About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of risk and compliance experience
• Experience writing and implementing risk and compliance policies and procedures
• Experience conducting risk and control assessments/audits and writing reports based on findings and recommended improvements
• Experience in the implementation and management of continuous improvement cycle
• Ideally, experience extracting and using reports from Riskman or similar GRC System.

Why Mercy Community

 Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of aged care and community services. Our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

 Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, including:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Hybrid working opportunities Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free annual influenza vaccination

Please note we will review applications as they are received and we may interview and appoint prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au. We do not accept applications via email so please ensure you apply online.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.