About Adelaide Festival Centre

Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and a leading Asia Pacific cultural centre. Adelaide Festival Centre produces a bold, exciting and extensive program of festivals, events and performances all year round, to inspire educate and entertain audiences from a variety of ages and cultures.

Adelaide Festival Centre prides itself on providing support and development and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees. As the home of performing arts in South Australia, we aim to uphold exceptional customer service to external organisations and patrons.

Adelaide Festival Centre operates four theatres in the Adelaide CBD – the Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Space Theatre and the newly redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre.

About the vacancy

Providing a one-of-a-kind opportunity in Adelaide, Adelaide Festival Centre is looking for a Risk and Compliance professional to ensure risks and opportunities are managed in the best interests of the organisation, clients and patrons. The position will consult, educate and provide high level support across the organisation contributing to effective risk management, good governance and effective decision making to achieve Adelaide Festival Centre vision and strategic objectives.

The Manager, Risk and Compliance is responsible for the facilitation of key risk management initiatives in the planning, development, implementation and continuous improvement of a risk management framework and compliance services within Adelaide Festival Centre.

Experience in risk management, or the provision of consultancy, and/or project management in this area and leading and managing an effective risk management program will be viewed favourably.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the facilitation and implementation of selected key risk management initiatives across the organisation so that risk management frameworks are developed and effective risk management is practiced

Develop, coordinate and deliver training programs and other developmental activities to increase the skill levels in, and practice of, risk management by managers at all levels

Provide an internal risk management consultancy service, timely advice and facilitation of risk management techniques so that risks are effectively managed and knowledge about risk management is transferred to key stakeholders

Prepare methodologies for the planning, analysis, treatment and monitoring of risks

Administer fraud awareness training and the fraud control plan

Interpret State and Federal legislation and policy pertaining to risk management and report on compliance and other issues as required, including but not limited to mandated climate risk management requirements for South Australian public sector agencies

Ensure major incidents are appropriately investigated and reported in accordance with Adelaide Festival Centre's policy and co-ordinate any required remedial actions

Conduct assessment / investigations to determine elements of systems failure. Analyse loss data, identify trends and risk exposure. Develop proactive and responsive solutions to mitigate future risk exposure / events

Manage and administer Adelaide Festival Centre's business continuity and emergency management plans, including the administration of the Emergency Planning Committee and support to the Crisis Management Team

Prepare reports in accordance with applicable legislation, Treasurer’s Instructions, Premier and Cabinet circulars and Commissioner’s Determinations

Prepare reports for the Adelaide Festival Centre Board, the Risk and Audit Committee and AFC Executive / Management, in relation to areas of responsibility as required

Competencies

Ability to think strategically and with common sense and provide sound advice and decision making to a wide variety of stakeholders

Ability to use initiative, creativity and leadership to achieve results within time and resource constraints

High level skills in interpreting policies and evaluating business processes and procedures

Ability to develop productive working and interpersonal relationships including team, negotiation and conflict handling skills

High level written communication skills including discussion papers, reports and visual presentations.

Experience in risk management, or the provision of consultancy, and/or project management in this area

Demonstrated ability developing and delivering training and developmental activities for professional and senior staff

Lead and manage an effective risk management program

Experience in or understanding of risk management in a public sector environment (desirable)

High level proficiency in information technology systems and applications (desirable)

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (highly desirable)

Benefits and Culture

Adelaide Festival Centre employs over 350 people in Lighting, Sound, Staging, Wardrobe, Production Management, Patron Services, Hospitality, Merchandise, Marketing, Programming, Education, Sponsorship, Philanthropy and Corporate Services.

Joining our team means sharing our ambition to be the arts and entertainment heart of the festival state, to entertain, engage, educate and inspire, and to be a national and international cultural leader and collaborator.

At Adelaide Festival Centre, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits which include:

Access to $15 staff tickets to performances in all our venues

Access to 10% staff discount in all our food and beverage outlets

Participating in our biannual Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Taking advantage of our voluntary, flexible working arrangements

Having a free annual flu vaccination

Accessing our free Employee Assistance Program

Working in a breast-feeding friendly workplace

Working in an approved Child Safe Environment

Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their spiritual relationship with their country, and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. Adelaide Festival Centre has an ambitious Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan in place approved by Reconciliation Australia and is committed to being an inclusive, supportive workplace and an employer of choice for First Nations people.

The public sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians. Adelaide Festival Centre is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

If you believe this job is suited to you, don’t miss this opportunity to apply.

Applications

All applications will be treated in strict confidence and must include a cover letter stating your potential contribution to this role, the relevant skills and experience you can offer Adelaide Festival Centre, together with a current resume identifying relevant career, personal and educational achievements.

For more information about Adelaide Festival Centre and a copy of the position description, please visit the ‘employment page’ on our website: www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au. Enquires can be directed to Steven Woolhouse, Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer at [email protected]

Please submit all applications via Seek by 4:00pm Wednesday 14 May 2025.