Job Description

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

We’re seeking a passionate Risk Enablement Specialist who is ready to grow their risk career while helping the business embed strong, sustainable risk practices. Reporting to the Senior Risk Enablement Partner, you’ll partner closely with the business to strengthen first line risk capability, support enterprise risk initiatives, and help teams confidently deliver on their risk and compliance responsibilities.

What You’ll Do

• Stay across enterprise risk and compliance changes (frameworks, standards, policies) and ensure the business is prepared to adopt them.
• Partner with business leaders, change teams and first line risk to assess impacts and design targeted risk capability and training plans.
• Design and deliver engaging risk fundamentals training and practical tools that strengthen risk and compliance capability across teams.
• Support the rollout of risk initiatives that uplift risk culture and accountability.
• Conduct capability and maturity reviews to identify opportunities to improve risk practices.
• Ensure new team members in the first line understand risk tools, frameworks and ways of working.

What You’ll Bring

You’re a practical, collaborative risk professional who enjoys partnering with the business and translating risk concepts into clear, actionable outcomes.

You bring:

• Experience in risk enablement, operational risk or risk advisory roles (ideally within superannuation, financial services or another regulated industry).
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk frameworks and the Three Lines Model.
• Experience designing or implementing risk uplift initiatives, processes or tools.
• The ability to translate complex risk issues into clear insights and practical actions.
• Confidence influencing stakeholders and supporting leaders to own their risk accountabilities.
• Experience with Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) systems such as Archer or Protecht (desirable).
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, law, risk management or related discipline.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys connecting strategy, people and process while building capability across the organisation. Apply now and help shape the future of risk at HESTA.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few).
• Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we’ll call you to discuss.

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.