Risk and Insurance Team Leader
Permanent
Salary from $107,740.11 to $123,189.06 per annum plus superannuation
(Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications).

At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.

Our strength is the diversity of our people. Together our responsibility is to create an inclusive place where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. We lead with courage, openness and curiosity. Our conversations and actions celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about us here.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for you to use and expand your strategic thinking, professional judgement,
leadership and technical risk and insurance skills and experience in contributing to an extraordinary
Wollongong. This position directly contributes to ensuring risk and insurance outcomes are delivered to
Council and our community.

What You will be doing:

Coordinating and leading a small team including establishing work schedules, monitoring,
and reviewing progress and performance
Coordinating and contributing to the ongoing development, implementation and education of
Council's Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework, Strategic Risk Registers, Business
Continuity Plan and Crisis Management Plan
Assisting in placing Council's insurance portfolio
Managing and resolving compensation claims

Benefits of working at Council:

• We provide flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and flex- you just need to ask!
• We are value-led, support and encourage personal and professional growth, recognise and reward performance and embrace change.
• We provide generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year of service
• Long Service Leave after 5 years
• We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.
• Access to Fitness Passport
• Laptop provided with position

Interested?

For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.

Contact Michelle Martin, Governance and Risk Manager, on 02 4227 8675 for questions related to the job

For assistance in submitting your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team on (02) 4227 7065.

Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 23 May 2024.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.