Manager, Risk and Assistant Company Secretary

• Permanent full-time position
  
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
• Paid parental leave, paid study leave and subsidies for professional memberships
• Complimentary access to an employee assistance program (EAP) and wellbeing events throughout the year

About Us:

The LIV is the state's peak body for lawyers, representing more than 21,000 members. The LIV's purpose is to promote the highest standards of ethical and legal practice, education and service excellence in the practice and administration of law to ensure the community benefits from strong legal representation, effective advocacy and a fair and equitable legal and justice system.

The LIV is a non-profit organisation dedicated to our members and the development, maintenance, and the sustenance of the law for the benefit of the community.

Position Overview:

This dual role provides critical support to the LIV’s governance, compliance, and risk management functions.

The Assistant Company Secretary component provides support to the Company Secretary to ensure high‑quality board and committee support, governance processes, statutory compliance, and corporate record management.
The Manager, Risk component supports the implementation and continuous improvement of the LIV’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, monitored, and reported effectively, and that the organisation maintains a strong risk culture aligned with strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Prepare and coordinate agendas, papers, minutes, and action registers for the Board and Board Committees.
  Ensure timely distribution of papers and maintain the annual Board/Committee work plans.
• Monitor compliance with key regulatory obligations and internal policies.
• Support internal audit activities, assurance reviews, and audit action tracking.
• Preparation and lodgment of statutory filings, disclosures, and corporate record updates.
• Support development and review of governance policies, charters, and organisational standards.
• Support the implementation, embedding, and continuous improvement of the ERM framework across the organisation.
• Prepare periodic risk reports for Executive, Board and Audit & Risk Committee meetings.
  Provide insights, analysis, and recommendations on emerging and strategic risks.
• Maintain and update business continuity, crisis management, and disaster recovery plans.
• Support privacy governance obligations, including data-breach response and compliance with privacy legislation.

To be considered, you must demonstrate:

• Ability to translate governance and risk objectives into operational activities
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Analytical and systems-thinking mindset
• Ability to influence and build trust
  

Essential qualifications and experience

• Tertiary qualification in law, business, governance, risk, commerce or related field
• Experience supporting boards and executive governance functions
  

Desirable

• Governance Institute of Australia qualification (GIA Cert or AGIA)
• Experience in regulated sectors
• Experience leading organisation-wide risk frameworks
• Project management or audit background

The LIV encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, LGBTIQ+ communities and from diverse cultures, language groups, and people with disabilities.

If you are interested in joining a highly respected membership organisation that values respect, integrity, collaboration, accountability, curiosity and a focus on service excellence, please apply.

How to Apply:

Please include a cover letter, together with your CV.

Applications close 19 June 2026.  

Applications may be considered and interviewed before the closing date.

The position description is available at the link below:

https://www.liv.asn.au/Common/Uploaded%20files/NoIndex/LIV-Careers/Position-Description-Manager-Risk-Assistant-Company-Secretary-May2026.pdf