Risk & Compliance Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

About us

Established in 1840, we are Australia’s first wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth and care services for our members and the community.

As a social enterprise, we’re motivated by our purpose to positively impact the wellbeing of millions. We reinvest profits to deliver products and services sustainably that matter most to our members, customers and the Australian community.

For us, Real Wellbeing encompasses the whole experience of life. It’s about feeling supported in your health, connected with your community and empowered to live life on your terms.

Your New Role Looks Like This:

At Australian Unity, we’re dedicated to enabling the wellbeing of our members, customers, and the wider community. As part of this, our Group Risk & Compliance team plays a critical role in ensuring that we operate safely, responsibly, and in line with our values.

We are seeking a Risk & Compliance Manager to join our team on a fixed term contract until July 2026. This is a unique opportunity to provide expert advice and proactive support to our Finance & Strategy and People & Culture functions, helping them manage risk effectively while delivering on their business and strategic goals.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, enjoys working with senior stakeholders, and is motivated to influence and uplift risk and compliance culture across enabling functions.

What you’ll do:

• Lead initiatives to increase awareness and embed our risk and compliance frameworks, linking strategy with risk appetite, assessments, controls, and incident management.
• Provide oversight and challenge on key business activities, including new proposals, products, systems, and processes—ensuring compliance obligations and risks are well managed.
• Manage a control testing program, with a focus on treasury and finance-related controls, as well as people systems’ risks.
• Support the development and monitoring of scenario and stress testing frameworks, including governance, policies, and facilitation.
• Provide trusted risk and compliance advice to Group Executives, GMs, and senior leaders, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement in risk and compliance management—updating policies, training, and guidance to meet regulator expectations and business needs.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors and support regulatory engagement, submissions, and compliance activities.
• Actively monitor the legislative environment, advising on changes that impact financial and people risk, and integrating them into planning and policy.
• Contribute to training, reporting, and governance forums—promoting values-driven culture, capability uplift, and informed decision making across the organisation.

About you:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications with a minimum of 7 years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, treasury, financial governance, investment / funds management or capital management is required.

• Strong expertise in risk and compliance frameworks within financial services or corporate environments.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders, balancing oversight with commercial insight.
• Strong understanding of treasury, finance, and people-related risks and controls.
• Experience in policy development, compliance training, and uplifting risk culture.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the confidence to provide independent challenge.

What’s on Offer:

You will enjoy a range of great employee benefits and rewards including:

• Competitive salary
• Enjoy additional yearly Well-Being and Community leave days
• Employee Assistance Program – support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most
• Maxxia Rewards - a great range of discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants.
• Discounts across the Australian Unity business including Private Health Insurance, General Insurance + more!
• Available access to LinkedIn Learning courses through our great Learning platform

For further benefits visit: https://www.australianunity.com.au/careers/culture

Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.