Risk and Compliance Manager

Mentone Girls’ Grammar is seeking to appoint a highly experienced and motivated Risk and Compliance Manager.

The Risk and Compliance Manager will be responsible for the overall design, implementation, maintenance and review of the School’s risk and compliance framework, processes and systems including the leadership of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) within the School.  This role will ensure that best practice policies and procedures create and support a positive risk management and compliance culture, and ensure the School’s regulatory, legal and operational obligations are met.

The Risk and Compliance Manager will work in conjunction with the Director of Business Operations and provides specialist advice to the Principal, School Council, Senior Management Team and Human Resources to coordinate the creation, review and implementation of policies and procedures that regulate the School. 

As the heart of this role will be a professional with strong expertise for risk and compliance matters and the ability to provide appropriate advice and reporting to ensure that requirements are understood, obligations are met, and performance is clear.  The successful candidate will have a natural rapport with staff and students and demonstrate a mature approach with an empathy towards the needs of key School stakeholders.

This position is being offered as a part time (FTE 0.80) role.  Previous experience in an educational setting will be highly regarded.

The successful candidate will be available to commence in Term 3, 2024.

Applications, addressed to the Principal, Ms Natalie Charles, should include a full Curriculum Vitae and contact details of three professional referees.  

Suitable applicants may be interviewed as they apply.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 9 July 2024. Please direct any queries to the HR Director, Ms Monica Cabrita via email. 

Commitment to Child Safety

* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to and promotes the safety, wellbeing, inclusion, participation and empowerment of all children, including Aboriginal children, children with a disability and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. 
* Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and has a zero tolerance of child abuse. To create and maintain a child safe school, Mentone Girls’ Grammar apply Child Safe Standards.
* Mentone Girls' Grammar School has rigorous human resources and recruitment practices for all its staff and volunteers. All of our people, including volunteers and contractors, are required to hold a current Working with Children Check or current VIT Registration as well as undergo an identity check.