Financial Risk Manager - NSW Government

Location: Parramatta + WFH (hybrid)
Pay Rate: Up to $1,100 per day + Super
Assignment Duration: Anticipated until 26th October 2026 with potential to extend
Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Financial Risk Manager to play a key role in one of NSW’s most significant housing programs — a major, state-wide initiative designed to expand access to social and affordable housing.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented and proactive professional with strong experience in program or project risk management, particularly within infrastructure or government environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the consistent application of risk management frameworks, tools, and processes across projects and programs.
• Provide expert advice to project teams in identifying, analysing, and responding to strategic and operational risks.
• Maintain and coordinate updates to risk registers, ensuring timely escalation and alignment with mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate risk workshops and reviews, ensuring informed delivery decisions.
• Prepare high-quality risk reports and dashboards for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Promote a risk-aware culture through mentoring and capability building within delivery teams.
• Contribute to assurance activities and ensure alignment of project-level risks with program-level objectives.

Key Challenges

• Supporting risk management across a high volume of concurrent construction projects with diverse delivery models.
• Enhancing consistency and quality in risk practices across multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Balancing engagement with delivery teams while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Promoting a strong risk culture in a fast-paced, outcomes-driven environment.

About You

You’re a trusted advisor with a deep understanding of risk and assurance frameworks, ideally gained within large infrastructure or government programs. You have strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, and you’re comfortable working in complex, fast-moving environments where your judgment makes a measurable impact.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in risk management across large-scale programs or projects.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality reports and dashboards.
• Familiarity with public sector or infrastructure delivery environments.
• Ability to influence and mentor teams to uplift risk capability.

If you have relevant skills & experience, please submit your latest CV in Word format.