• Exciting opportunity with great work-life balance

About Us

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is a corporate Commonwealth entity established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2005 Act (Cth) (‘the Act’) and subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The ILSC assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits that the ownership and management of land, water and water related rights can bring. The ILSC provides this assistance through the acquisition and management of rights and interests in land, salt water and fresh water country.

About the team

The Risk and Assurance team provides risk management and assurance activities to support and provide advice to all areas of the ILSC Group (includes the ILSC Core and Subsidiaries), enabling the achievement of the strategic objectives and ability to remain compliant in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (Cth) and responsibilities as a corporate Commonwealth entity.

About the role

The ILSC has an opportunity for a proactive Risk & Assurance Officer (Indigenous Identified) to provide administrative support to the Manager Risk and Assurance and coordination of various risk management activities not limited to:

• Supporting the Risk and Assurance team to ensure that risk is managed across the organisation in accordance with ILSC’s enterprise risk management framework.
• Supporting internal stakeholders proactively in risk identification, evaluation, monitoring and escalation.
• Assisting the Manager Risk and Assurance in providing risk updates to the executive management and preparing risk reports to the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Developing and delivering appropriate risk training/workshops.
• Assisting the Manager Risk and Assurance in identifying fraud risk or identifying red flags indicating fraud and evaluating the effectiveness of controls to prevent or detect fraud.
• Liaising with the outsource internal audit service provider in ensuring that internal audits are completed on time and within the agreed time frame.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders in responding to internal audit requests, development of internal audit terms of reference, finalisation of internal audit reports and providing update of internal audit actions.
• Timely management of insurance claims and incidents in line with Comcover’s (ILSC’s insurer) guidelines.
• Liaising between Comcover and ILSC in relation to insurance-related matters and requirements.
• Undertaking other duties and responsibilities including committee membership, and where appropriate, contribute to operational and strategic activities and/or the efficient and effective functioning of the ILSC Group.

At the ILSC we offer:

• More than just a job. We offer you the opportunity to make a real, positive difference to the lives of First Nations peoples. When we return land and water Country to Indigenous ownership, or fund a new Indigenous enterprise or management project, we strengthen and deepen Indigenous connection to Country and advance progress towards self-determination.
• Generous leave entitlements and work conditions, including:
  • 15.4% superannuation on top of your salary
  • Flexible hybrid work environment (2 days WFH)
  • Not-For-Profit salary packaging
  • Paid leave over the Christmas and New Year’s period
  • Access to generous parental leave
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Generous Studies Assistance program
• Health and wellbeing programs:
  • Healthy Employment Scheme (HES) – An annual allowance towards your wellbeing
  • Screen Based Equipment Scheme – Includes eye testing and an allowance towards spectacles
  • Free Skin Checks

If you have a passion to drive change and want your work to align with your values to make a real difference, we invite you to apply now and start the conversation.

The preferred applicant will be engaged under the provisions of the ILC Enterprise Agreement.

Identified Vacancy - The filing of this employment opportunity is intended to constitute a special measure under subsection 8 (1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

At the ILSC we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we support.