- Location
- AU
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Finance
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Clearance
- Required
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
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ICT Labour Hire RFQ
LH-07970 - 1 Risk Management Specialist
RFQ type DMP2 - ICT Labour Hire
RFQ ID LH-07970
RFQ published date Friday, 09 October 2026
Deadline for asking
questions
Thursday, 22 October 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
RFQ closing date Friday, 23 October 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
Buyer Australian Electoral Commission
Buyer contact [email protected]
Estimated start date Tuesday, 03 November 2026
Initial contract
duration
ASAP to 07 May 2026
Extension term Other
Maximum number of
candidates per seller
2
Experience level EL1 equivalent
Location of work QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
Working
arrangements type
Hybrid
A preference for candidates to perform the role in Canberra,
although other AEC office locations will be considered.
- Flexible working arrangements (i.e. a combination of onsite
Working
arrangements
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attendance at an AEC office and remote working) will be
considered
- Candidates who are only available to work remotely will be
considered; however, they will need to demonstrate strong and
effective communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
Maximum hours 40 hours per week
Security clearance Must be able to obtain Baseline
Job details
The AEC is undertaking the implementation of a new Agency Risk Management Tool to
strengthen organisational risk management capability, improve risk reporting, support
compliance obligations, and enhance decision-making across the agency.
The Risk Specialist will provide subject matter expertise throughout the implementation
lifecycle, ensuring that the agency's risk management framework, processes, controls, reporting
requirements, and governance arrangements are effectively translated into the new tool.
Key duties and responsibilities
The Risk Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited, to:
Analyse the agency's current risk management framework, policies, procedures, and
reporting requirements.
•
Ensure the new tool is configured to support the agency's enterprise, strategic, operational,
project, and compliance risk processes.
•
Review and validate risk taxonomy, categories, consequence and likelihood matrices,
treatment plans, control libraries, and reporting structures.
•
Translate risk management and governance requirements into detailed system configuration
specifications.
•
Provide specialist advice during solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment
activities.
•
Assist in developing and executing user acceptance testing (UAT) scenarios and test cases.•
Support updating the AEC’s documentation (ie current risk management framework, policies,
procedures, and reporting requirements) where required to enable an out of the box adoption
•
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of the new tool, whilst ensuring the agency remains compliant with the Commonwealth Risk
Management Policy, and APS governance requirements.
Additional services
Technical skills
About the team
The Enabling Eight Program is a strategic initiative designed to modernise and streamline the
AEC’s core corporate systems. Launched in mid-2025, this initiative brings together eight
essential platforms under a coordinate program to ensure our agency remains efficient, secure,
and responsive to the needs of all staff.
About the project
About the organisation
Criteria
The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all
criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.
Essential criteria
1. • Demonstrated experience (minimum 5 years) in enterprise risk management within the
Australian Public Sector or similarly regulated environment. • Demonstrated experience
supporting the implementation, enhancement, or optimisation of a risk management
information system, GRC platform, or similar governance solution. • Demonstrated
understanding of: - Commonwealth Risk Management Policy - Public Governance,
Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) - APS governance and assurance
frameworks - Risk reporting and accountability requirements • Highly developed
written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear documentation,
reports, briefing papers, and training materials. • Hold or be able to obtain AGSVA
Baseline Clearance.
• Your submission must include 1 PDF attachment with no more than 5 pages, containing
all requested information below. (Only 1 PDF should be uploaded per submission.)
2.
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• Candidate availability to commence (e.g. 2 weeks' notice) • Confirmation that
Australian Citizenship is held - proof may be requested • Current Security Clearance held
• Candidate location • Notice of planned leave exceeding one week • Notice of
whether the submitted candidate will also be engaged in secondary employment elsewhere
(if so, please confirm in what capacity) • Consultant comments - no more than 500
words, speaking to the suitability of the submitted candidate for the position • Cover page
responding to the mandatory criteria - please ensure this response does not exceed 1 page
in length • Candidate resume - please ensure the candidate's resume is no more than 3
pages, and that you do not include any rate information within this document
Desirable criteria
1. • Previous experience implementing risk management solutions within a Commonwealth
Government department or APS agency. • Experience configuring or supporting
ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management Module/GRC • Experience supporting data
cleansing, migration, and validation activities for risk-related information. • Experience
designing dashboards, risk reports, executive reporting packs, and performance metrics.
Additional requirements
1. Your submission must include 1 PDF attachment containing all requested information
below. (Only 1 PDF should be uploaded per submission. Select Yes/No below to indicate if
information has been added)
Receive back: Attachment
2. Candidate availability to commence (e.g. 2 weeks' notice)
Receive back: Yes/No response
3. Confirmation that Australian Citizenship is held - proof may be requested
Receive back: Yes/No response
4. Current Security Clearance held
Receive back: Yes/No response
5. Candidate location
Receive back: Yes/No response
Notice of planned leave exceeding one week6.
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Receive back: Yes/No response
7. Notice of whether the submitted candidate will also be engaged in secondary employment
elsewhere (if so, please confirm in what capacity)
Receive back: Yes/No response
8. Consultant comments - no more than 500 words, speaking to the suitability of the submitted
candidate for the position
Receive back: Yes/No response
9. Cover page responding to the mandatory criteria - please ensure this response does not
exceed 1 page in length
Receive back: Yes/No response
10. Candidate resume - please ensure the candidate's resume is no more than 3 pages, and
that you do not include any rate information within this document
Receive back: Yes/No response
Contract
The buyer has chosen to use the Simple contract for this procurement.
Questions and answers
Questions Answers
9 October 2026, 5:13 PM
Can you please confirm the end date of the
initial contract term as it says '07 May 2026'?
9 October 2026, 5:16 PM
The end date of the initial contract term should
be '07 May 2027'.
Responding to this opportunity
For each candidate, you must include
start date•
hourly rate•
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service management fee•
citizenship status•
security clearance•
one page pitch to address all criteria specified (this is equal to 5000 characters in BuyICT)•
resumés•
response to additional requirements•