Assurance Standard Specialist in Canberra

Drive enterprise-wide assurance excellence.

Full-Time, Permanent Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra. Flexible hybrid working arrangements with remote work options.

Summary

Shape and strengthen Airservices' standards, processes, tools, systems and governance that underpin enterprise assurance activities across the organisation while driving continuous improvement across a complex and highly regulated environment.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue firefighting services at Australia’s busiest airports. Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team helps secure the future of Australia’s skies and keeps it amongst the safest in the world. We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism. Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

Reporting to the Risk Lead, the Assurance Standards Specialist plays a key role within the Risk, Noise and Environment Group, supporting the Risk, Compliance and Audit Team. You will establish and continuously improve the Enterprise Assurance Standard, methodologies, governance frameworks, systems and reporting processes that underpin assurance activities across the organisation. The role coordinates engagement across multiple assurance providers, develops enterprise assurance reporting and insights for senior management and Board forums, and supports assurance reviews, assessments and investigations that strengthen governance, risk management and control effectiveness. The role will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the assurance system. The team is focused on delivering a consistent, integrated and risk-based approach to assurance, partnering with stakeholders across the business to drive continuous improvement and organisational resilience.

The Person

You are a collaborative assurance, audit, risk or governance professional who enjoys implementing and improving processes, influencing stakeholders, affecting change and translating complex information into practical insights. You thrive in highly regulated environments, bring a continuous improvement mindset and are passionate about strengthening organisational governance and assurance capability.

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience in assurance, internal audit, risk management, compliance or a related discipline.
• Experience developing and maintaining assurance standards, methodologies, frameworks and governance arrangements.
• Strong capability in conducting assurance reviews, control assessments and evaluating risk and control frameworks.
• Experience preparing assurance reports and presenting findings, insights and recommendations to senior leaders and governance forums.
• Experience working with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems, preferably ServiceNow IRM or similar platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, analytical thinking and written communication skills.
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce, Business, Audit, Risk Management, Governance, Finance, Law or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA or CIA are advantageous.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making. We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.