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Job Title:  Head of Enterprise Risk
Posting Start Date:  22/10/2025
Posting End Date:  05/11/2025
Job Description: 

 

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

 

At Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD), we are committed to shaping thriving learning communities through excellence, innovation, and faith. We are seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our system-wide risk management framework.

 

This senior leadership role plays a critical part in embedding proactive risk management across 80 schools and our office support teams, ensuring risk is effectively integrated into CSPD’s strategy, decision-making, and governance processes.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive General Manager – Legal, Governance, & Risk, you will be accountable for coordinating and driving an embedded risk culture that safeguards our mission.

 

  • Develop, implement and embed CSPD’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework across the organisation.

  • Manage, mitigate, and report high-level strategic risks to the Executive Team and the Board

  • Collaborate with Directorates to evaluate risks and opportunities, translating analysis into effective business strategy

  • Create and deploy a risk management system enabling schools and support teams to continuously self-identify and manage local operational risks.

  • Integrate risk processes seamlessly with internal audit, governance, and compliance functions.

  • Leverage data and analytics to develop predictive risk models, indicators, and robust control mechanisms.

About You

You are a strategic and collaborative leader who brings both technical risk expertise and a strong capacity to influence and guide others. You will also bring:

 

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant area (e.g. Risk Management, Finance, or Law).

  • Demonstrated senior leadership experience

  • Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and relationship-building skills.

  • Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.

  • A commitment to Catholic values and to the mission and ethos of CSPD.

What We Offer

  • 25% discount on school fees for your children enrolled in CSPD schools.
  • Competitive remuneration 
  • Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging options.
  • Access to modern facilities, resources, and ongoing professional learning.
  • Leadership and wellbeing programs to support career growth. 

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If you are a driven leader ready to embed proactive risk management at a strategic level, we encourage you to apply now.

 

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPDs Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children's Guardian here. Applicants wishing to work in any of the schools within the Diocese, either as a casual, temporary or full time employee, must be classified with the CSPD. If you are not already classified, you will need to complete the online registration for teachers process found on the CSPD Website.
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