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Lutheran Homes Group (LHG) is a leading not-for-profit provider of residential aged care, retirement living and home care services for senior Australians.  LHG is committed to quality care, innovation, and staff development, striving to remain at the forefront of industry best practice.  With upcoming growth, the organisation will employ more than 1,400 staff and volunteers, delivering personalised care to close to 2,000 South Australians.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and as a key member of the wider Leadership Team, this newly created role provides strategic leadership in enterprise-wide risk and compliance management, ensuring LHG has robust frameworks, policies, systems and capability in place.  Key responsibilities include:

• leading and overseeing internal governance frameworks, policies, and processes to ensure compliance with aged care legislation, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements;
• consolidating and delivering the organisation’s internal audit program across various services lines;
• acting as the key governance advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, providing assurance over corporate governance, risk, and compliance matters;
• designing and continuously improving the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, ensuring proactive risk identification and mitigation;
• overseeing business continuity planning, crisis management, and insurance strategies to safeguard the organisation;
• leading compliance and risk due diligence for acquisitions and expansions, and providing risk oversight for digital transformation projects;
• fostering a risk-aware culture and providing strategic oversight.

Applications are encouraged from qualified senior risk and compliance professionals with proven experience in enterprise risk management, governance, and compliance, ideally within an organisation of similar scale and complexity, or professional services.

The role requires exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to balance risk mitigation and organisational effectiveness while achieving business improvement.  The successful candidate will be a highly engaging and consultative leader demonstrating flexibility, emotional intelligence, resilience, energy, and an unwavering focus on integrity, people and service quality.

This is an outstanding opportunity to safeguard the integrity and long-term sustainability of a highly respected and South Australian entity with a proud history.  An attractive remuneration package with not-for-profit salary sacrificing benefits will be offered.