Enterprise Risk Manager Flexible

The Role

The Enterprise Risk Manager plays a key role in maintaining, embedding, and continuously improving Aruma’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework across the organisation.

This position is responsible for overseeing and evolving the ERM framework, including designing and delivering insightful risk reports that incorporate both leading and lagging indicators. You will provide regular reporting to the Board Audit and Risk Committee, ensuring clear visibility of risk exposure and control effectiveness.

As Aruma’s risk subject matter expert, you will advise Executive and Senior Leaders on risk-related matters, support informed decision-making, and recommend practical solutions. The role also contributes to merger and acquisition activities, leads risk analysis, and supports crisis management coordination.

You will also design and deliver risk management training to build capability and strengthen risk culture across the organisation.

What you’ll bring

• Highly proactive and self-driven.
• Comfortable working independently and autonomously.
• Confident in following up stakeholders to deliver outcomes (e.g. quarterly reporting).
• Able to effectively manage competing priorities while contributing to a broader team.
• Strong experience managing senior stakeholders.
• Confident engaging with Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team.
• Able to work independently while contributing within a wider risk and governance function.
• You’re a credible risk professional who thrives in complexity and works confidently with autonomy.

What You Need to be Successful in this Role…

• 10+ years’ experience in risk management.
• Experience in medium to large organisations (corporate/commercial background preferred).
• Tertiary qualification in Risk, Business, Law, Commerce, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
• Strong experience designing risk frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality reports and board-level materials.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Strong organisational, planning, and time management skills.
• Experience in the not-for-profit or disability sector (preferred, not essential).
• Knowledge of the NDIS funding model (preferred, not essential).
• Experience in crisis management and/or business continuity planning.
• Fraud risk or fraud management experience.
• Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMBoK) or Lean Six Sigma.

Why Aruma?

• Work with a values‑led, human rights organisation making genuine social impact.
• Hold a visible, strategic role with influence at the highest levels.
• Play a key role in strengthening governance and enabling sustainable growth.
• Join a culture defined by being Bold, Respectful, Accountable, valuing Teamwork, and delivering Excellence (BRAVE).
• Salary Packaging: Increase your take-home pay. Access to NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 for living expenses and additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses each year tax free. Salary Packaging Calculator | Accesspay

About Us

Aruma is a leading Australian for-purpose, values-driven organisation dedicated to helping people with disabilities live the life they envision. Operating across Eastern Australia, Aruma supports over 5,000 individuals, employs more than 5,000 staff, and boasts an annual turnover of around $500 million. The organisation is undergoing significant transformation as the NDIS and social and technological advancements reshape the landscape of disability support in Australia. Aruma | Disability services. Putting you first.

Our Commitment

At Aruma, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are focused on creating an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Our Recruitment Approach 

We review applications as they come in and move quickly to interview great candidates, so we encourage you to apply early. While we include an indicative closing date, roles may close sooner if we find the right person. Applications received later in the process may not progress. If you’re unsuccessful and would value feedback, please feel welcome to reach out to our Talent team.

Closing Date: 02/07/2026