About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover over 1.7 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.

About the Role

The Business Risk Advisor is responsible for providing advice, support and consulting on risk matters to Business Senior Leaders and their teams across the organization and in particular the IT division. You will play an integral role in the operationalization and continuous improvement of HCF’s Risk Management Framework, and the organizational embedment of HCF’s desired risk maturity and risk culture.  

What you will be doing in this role:

• Providing risk management guidance to support sound business decision-making, whilst supporting the Business to conduct their operations within the acceptable risk parameters
• Developing a clear understanding of Business areas to drive business risk discussions, contribute to risk assessment activities and promote risk culture.
• Managing the process for the review and update of Divisional and Business risk profiles and risk registers, including facilitating risk workshops.
• Conducting ‘’core’ risk management activities in accordance with the Risk Team Operational Plan; these include overseeing business incident management by Line 1 and monitoring the completion of business’ Key Risk Mitigation testing plans.
• Supporting the review and update of relevant Policies, such as the Risk Management Framework, Risk Management Strategy, Risk Appetite Statement and Business Continuity Management policies.
• Supporting and implementing new and improved risk management practices as part of HCF’s continuous risk maturity uplift, such as risk management methods and systems.
• Supporting the Senior Risk Manager and the Head of Risk Management to provide group-wide risk analysis, insights and reporting to the Executive and Board Risk and Compliance Committees.

About You

You thrive in a team environment that prioritizes operational excellence, peer support, collaboration and openness, and ‘risk as a profession’.

You enjoy partnering with the business and across organisational functions to understand business drivers and performance and provide informed support and input to business risk considerations.

You want to utilize your critical analysis skills to translate information into meaningful insights and practical outputs, advice or solutions, to support business need [Line 1] and the objectives of the Risk team and the broader CRO division [Line 2].

• Experience working in a risk advisory or consulting role, or in an APRA-regulated environment
• An understanding of the IT industry
• ‘Continuous improvement’ mindset and ability to think critically
• Proven ability to collect relevant data, critically analyse and synthesize information and translate into meaningful and practical outputs, advice or solutions to present at a senior management level.
• Ability to offer concise advice, while demonstrating business acumen that highlights a thorough knowledge of business objectives.
• Effective interpersonal and written skills and a demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt and adopt ways of working to support team deliverables and meet business needs.
• Desire to learn, develop your skills and grow in a supportive team environment.
• Autonomy in managing day-to-day work delivery and ability to manage priorities to ensure objectives are met.
• Proven willingness to work collaboratively across cross-functional disciplines.

Culture & Benefits

Purpose-driven passion
At HCF, we’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.

Wellness and work-life balance
We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:

• 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
• 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more
• Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.

Collaboration and inclusivity
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic

Continuous learning and growth
We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.

Next steps

If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or during the recruitment or onboarding process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition – vacancy@hcf.com.au to discuss.

We encourage applicants to submit their applications at their earliest convenience, as at HCF, we review applications as they are submitted, and may have filled the role prior to the job closing date.