EL1 Specialist Advisor Employment Suitability and Workforce Integrity | Location: Canberra ACT

Elevate your career by becoming a key player as an EL1 Specialist Advisor, Employment Suitability and Workforce Integrity. In this vital role, you will lead the development and implementation of contemporary frameworks that ensure the integrity and suitability of our workforce. Your expertise will guide significant policy decisions, making a lasting impact on the organisation’s approach to employee vetting and ongoing monitoring.

About the Client
Our client is a prominent government agency committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace. With a strong focus on enhancing community services, this agency plays a critical role in shaping policies that impact individuals nationwide. They prioritise workforce integrity and offer competitive benefits while maintaining a collaborative, proactive organisational culture.

About the Role
As the EL1 Specialist Advisor, you will spearhead efforts to develop a robust employee suitability framework that spans the entirety of the employment lifecycle. Your role will encompass advisement on potential workforce risks, enhancement of pre-employment screening processes, and ongoing monitoring of employee suitability. You’ll collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders, ensuring best practices and integrity standards are seamlessly integrated into recruitment and workforce management processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of employee suitability frameworks.
• Provide expert analysis and guidance on workforce suitability and risk-based controls.
• Strengthen pre-employment screening processes to mitigate potential risks.
• Develop ongoing suitability assessment approaches for the workforce.
• Work collaboratively with business areas on suitability considerations and compliance.
• Maintain and update policies, procedures, and guidance materials.
• Engage with stakeholders and prepare high-quality reports, advice, and briefings.
• Mentor staff and promote integrity awareness across all levels of the organisation.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in personnel security, suitability assessment, or related integrity roles.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex personal information against defined standards.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, especially in formal documentation.
• Experience leading governance processes and integrity programs.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience in personnel security or integrity-related fields.

Eligibility/Other Requirements

• Work Rights: Australian citizens only.
• Pre-employment Checks: Police check, references, WWCC (if required).
• Security Clearance: Baseline clearance (or ability to obtain and maintain).

Submit your application to Connie at Talent International by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button with:

• A current CV
• A statement of capability
• Your work rights status
• Two referees’ contact details

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Talent have been engaged by our leading Banking client in their search for an Executive Manager in Financial Crime. This is a 12 Month Daily Rate contract based in the Sydney CBD with 2-3 days in the office.

The Executive Manager will work on a significant Financial Crime program of work and be responsible for consolidating all aspects of Financial Crime into a unified, end to end framework. The objective of this role is to assess the current state of the business, define and build a Target Operating Model which looks across all facets of the customer lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build a Target Operating Model for all aspects of customer lifecycle: CDD, Transaction monitoring, sanctions and customer lifecycle.
• Provide expert input on financial crime processes, ensuring alignment to risk standards and target state objectives.
• Establish a framework to dynamically assess, update, and downgrade customer risk, moving beyond binary risk outcomes.
• Work closely with Senior Stakeholders on financial crime risk, controls, and compliance.

Experience Required:

• Executive Management or equivalent experience in Financial Crime (AML, KYC). Financial Services experience is a must.
• Experienced leading complex programs of work, Target operating model design and delivering transformation outcomes.
• A strong understanding of Dynamic customer risk assessment
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• AI or Machine Learning experience (Nice to have).

If you are interested, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

• 12 months + 12 months
• Baseline clearance is required
• QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA
• Hybrid working arrangements considered

Our Client

Our client is a department of the Australian Government with a singular purpose to support the wellbeing if all who have served in the defence of the nation. As such, they are responsible for providing health care, rehabilitation, counselling, mental health and financial support services to serving ADF members, veterans and their families, as well as delivering programs across commemoration and recognition, housing and home care support and supporting the return to civilian life.

Overview of the Position

We are seeking an experienced Program Assurance Specialist to support the delivery of digital and ICT investments across the Australian Public Service. This role is critical in ensuring projects meet the standards set by the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) Digital and ICT Investment Oversight and Assurance Framework. The position involves independent oversight, risk management, and assurance activities for projects ranging from low to high value and risk.

Duties

• Support the development, review, and maintenance of Assurance Plans for ICT projects, ensuring alignment with DTA requirements for the relevant tier.
• Provide expert advice on risk identification, mitigation strategies, and assurance activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate independent assurance reviews, including gateway reviews and health checks, in accordance with the DTA Assurance Framework.
• Liaise with project sponsors, delivery teams, and governance bodies to ensure assurance activities are understood and embedded.
• Monitor project progress, compliance, and reporting, escalating issues as required to senior stakeholders and the DTA.

Skills and Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience in assurance, risk management, or project governance within the APS or similar public sector environment.
• In-depth understanding of the DTA Digital and ICT Investment Oversight and Assurance Framework, including tiered project requirements.
• Proven ability to develop and implement assurance plans for complex ICT projects, including Tier 1 (low risk/value), Tier 2 (medium risk/value), and Tier 3 (high risk/value) investments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate at senior levels.
• Analytical skills to assess project risks, compliance, and performance, and to provide actionable recommendations.
• Experience facilitating independent assurance reviews and reporting to governance committees.

Application Process

If you would like to apply, please contact Jaela on 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

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Our client is looking for a Senior Risk Manager to join with their team (of 3). The Senior Risk Manager – Transformation & Project Risk is a senior, hands-on role, designed for an experienced risk professional who thrives in complex, fast-moving transformation environments. This is a non-BAU, non-control-based role focused on driving better risk outcomes across large-scale initiatives rather than owning a single risk domain.

The role partners closely with senior leaders and delivery teams and engages regularly with executive-level steering committees. You will take a portfolio-level view of transformation risk, assessing where the organisation is today, where it needs to be, and how to achieve incremental, practical improvements in delivery and risk maturity.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk oversight across a portfolio of large, complex Consumer Banking transformation initiatives

• Partner closely with transformation and delivery teams to assess current-state risk maturity, identify issues, and define pragmatic future-state improvements

• Support and contribute to an enterprise-wide qualitative review focused on:

  • Improving delivery cadence and execution effectiveness

  • Strengthening how risk is identified, managed, and escalated across the transformation portfolio

  • Driving incremental, practical improvements rather than large-scale framework redesign

• Build a deep understanding of delivery environments by engaging directly with teams and understanding real execution challenges

• Influence and manage upwards, confidently engaging senior leaders and executive stakeholders through clear insight and practical recommendations

Requirements

• Proven experience operating in large-scale, complex transformation or project environments – A MUST

• Strong background in transformation risk and/or project risk – A MUST

• Experience in risk advisory or enterprise review-style roles

• Solid understanding of risk and controls, without operating as a day-to-day controls practitioner

• Ability to operate effectively across all levels, from delivery teams to executive and SteerCo forums

• Hands-on, curious, and pragmatic, building trust through engagement rather than process

• Passionate about improving outcomes and delivery capability, not just documenting issues.

If you think you have the above skills and experiences, click the ‘Apply’ button or send your resume to alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com

Our client is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst with strong Market Risk Model & C++ experienceexperience to join their project team on an initial 12-month contract. This role will focus on the development, validation, enhancement, and support of market risk models used across trading and risk management functions.

The successful candidate will work closely with Risk, Front Office, Technology, and Model Governance teams to ensure market risk models are robust, compliant, and aligned with regulatory and business requirements.

This role will start in late Feb 2026.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain market risk models, including VaR, Stressed VaR, Expected Shortfall, sensitivities, and stress testing frameworks.
• Perform model validation, back-testing, benchmarking, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Analyse market data, model assumptions, and limitations to ensure models remain fit for purpose.
• Support regulatory and internal model reviews, including documentation, audit responses, and remediation activities.
• Collaborate with trading desks, risk managers, and technology teams to implement model changes and improvements.
• Provide expert quantitative input into risk methodologies, capital calculations, and scenario analysis.
• Produce clear, concise documentation and present findings to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Assist with incident investigations and remediation related to model or data issues.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantitative Analyst within Market Risk (A MUST)
• Strong hands-on experience with market risk models (e.g., VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing).
• Solid understanding of financial instruments across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.
• Experience with model validation, back-testing, and governance processes.
• Strong programming skills in C++ (A MUST)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a contract role while collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders.

• Degree (or higher) in Mathematics, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc, PhD) or professional certifications (FRM, CFA) highly regarded.

If you think you have the above skills and experiences, click the ‘Apply’ button or send your resume to alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com