Common Equity Housing Ltd (CEHL) provides long-term secure housing to people with low-income backgrounds who may find full market rent unaffordable. We are currently seeking an experienced Risk and Performance Lead to join our Risk and Compliance team.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Risk and Performance Lead is responsible for maintaining and strengthening CEHL’s risk management, business continuity, planning, and performance frameworks. This role leads the facilitation of risk workshops, oversees updates to Business Impact Analyses and Business Continuity Plans, and coordinates CEHL’s annual business planning cycle.
The position ensures that strategic, operational, and project risks are proactively identified, assessed, and managed in accordance with CEHL’s Risk Management Framework and aligned to organisational strategic objectives. It provides governance oversight for strategic initiatives and risk
treatments, ensuring delivery risks, dependencies, and interdependencies are recognised and addressed early.
The Risk and Performance Lead plays a critical role in integrating planning, risk, and performance insights. This includes preparing high quality, decision useful reporting that gives the Executive Leadership Team and the Board a clear view of CEHL’s performance, emerging risks, and progress
toward strategic priorities.
ABOUT US
As Australia’s largest cooperative housing provider, we manage a portfolio of more than 2,000 housing properties through Victoria and partner with over 90 housing co-ops to provide safe, secure and affordable housing to 5,000 co-op members, renters and the broader community. CEHL actively promotes the vital role co-operative models can play in changing people’s lives and as an ongoing solution to Victoria’s current housing affordability crisis.
Our modern office is based in Carlton, just metres from the cafes of Lygon Street and nearby parks. We offer a range of benefits including generous salary packaging arrangements, meals and entertainment allowance, six additional days of paid leave over the Christmas closure period, 17.5% annual leave loading and access to our Employee Assistance Program.
ABOUT YOU
You will be known for your strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and risk management skills, and your subject matter expertise will have been developed through:
- A tertiary qualification in Risk Management, Governance, Law, Business, or a related field.
- Experience leading or coordinating enterprise-wide business planning cycles.
- At least 5 years’ experience in risk, business continuity and/or strategic planning and business performance leadership roles.
- Proven track record in preparing performance reports and dashboards for executive and Board audiences, including preparing clear and concise Board papers.
NEXT STEPS
If this sounds like you, and you’re looking to join a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to providing long-term, secure and affordable housing to communities across Victoria, please apply now with your CV and a Cover Letter outlining your interest in the role and why you would like to join
CEHL. We will be accepting applications until Sunday 15 March, however shortlisting and interviews will commence as applications are received, and the position may close earlier.
All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to undertake a Police Check.
CEHL is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ communities, and people of all ages.
We ensure fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and encourage candidates to let us know if any adjustments are needed to support full participation.
