Business Improvement Specialist
Work Arrangement: Hybrid Contract
Duration: Until 31 December 2026

The Risk Officer is responsible for coordinating and managing the day‑to‑day delivery of assurance activities across a large program of work.

The role supports internal, external and independent assurance engagements by managing inputs, evidence, logistics and follow‑up, and by maintaining a consolidated view of assurance findings, recommendations, risks and actions across the program.

Role Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the day‑to‑day delivery of program assurance activities across internal, external and independent sources
• Maintain an integrated assurance plan and schedule, ensuring alignment with program milestones, governance requirements and assurance priorities
• Liaise with delivery streams, corporate functions and assurance providers to coordinate assurance activities and manage dependencies
• Monitor progress of assurance activities, escalate issues and risks impacting delivery, and support timely resolution
• Support the conduct of external and independent assurance activities, including audits, reviews and assessments, by managing logistics, inputs and coordination
• Coordinate the provision of evidence, documentation and subject‑matter inputs to assurance providers, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness
• Act as a central point of contact for internal and external assurance providers, supporting effective engagement and information flow
• Track and support follow‑up actions arising from assurance activities, including management responses, remediation actions and closure
• Lead the preparation of assurance reporting, including draft committee papers, executive briefings and board‑level assurance artefacts
• Ensure assurance reporting is accurate, balanced and aligned with governance expectations and decision‑making needs
• Support governance forums by providing assurance updates, status reporting and consolidated views of assurance outcomes
• Maintain traceability between assurance findings, recommendations, actions and reported status

About You:

• Demonstrated experience coordinating, supporting or delivering assurance activities in large‑scale, complex or reform‑focused programs within government or regulated sectors
• Demonstrated experience delivering assurance functions in large‑scale, complex or reform‑focused programs within government or regulated sectors
• Experience contributing to or leading assurance or governance activities in major transformation or policy‑driven reform environments
• Proficiency with enterprise risk systems, assurance tools, reporting platforms and data analysis required to support high‑quality governance and decision‑making
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to synthesise assurance findings, risks and issues from multiple sources into integrated insights
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare high‑quality executive, committee and board‑level assurance briefings
• Sound judgement and attention to detail in managing assurance activities, evidence and follow‑up actions
• Ability to manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external assurance providers to support effective assurance delivery
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, track actions and maintain assurance registers and tools

Why Araza?
We are GREAT. Our purpose is to have our teams align with our client’s needs to assist them on their most interesting and innovative projects.  We do this by aligning our clients and teams to our core values of Be Great and Be Grateful.  This focus has helped make us an employer of choice and the consultancy of choice in the Australian market.

We are DIVERSE and INCLUSIVE. We are recognised leader in diversity with an excellent representation of women in leadership and a team with differing backgrounds, ethnicities, experiences and abilities.
We care. Araza is a company that cares for their people. It's that simple. You will work with truly talented switched on and collaborative team members that help each other to succeed.
We rock. #HumbleBrag is that a lot of other companies think we are great as well!
Our awards list:
2023 CRN Impact Award – Emerging Innovation Winner
2020 Financial Review Fast 100
2020 Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
2019 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia
2019 Deloitte Technology Fast500 APAC
2019 CRN Fast50
2019 ARN Homegrown Service Provider Winner
2019 EY Winning Women Program Winner
2019 Cisco Diversity Initiative Award Winner
2019 Cisco Rising Star Winner
2019 30 Under 30 Tech Awards Winner
2018 CRN Fast50
2018 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia
2018 Deloitte Technology Fast500 APAC
2018 CRN Fast50
2018 ARN Start Up Entrepreneur Winner
2018 ARN Personal Innovation Sales Excellence Winner
2018 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner
2018 Financial Times 1000: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
2017 Deloitte Technology Fast50 Australia
2017 Deloitte Technology Fast1000 Asia/Pacific
2017 CRN Fast50
2017 ARN WIICTA Entrepreneur of the Year Winner
2017 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner
2017 Optus myBusiness Business Leader of the Year Winner
2016 Deloitte Rising Star
2016 CRN Fast50


Next Steps
If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, apply now!  Our team would love to hear from you