Careers

About Ashurst Risk Advisory:

Ashurst Risk Advisory was created to respond to client demand and is designed to provide risk expertise that complement the firm's core legal services.

With dedicated teams of legal and risk professionals working side by side, it brings together the technical expertise and critical thinking required to operationalise laws and regulations and help clients to achieve their goals.

After successfully establishing the division in Australia in 2020, our now 100 strong team have developed a market leading reputation and in October 2022 expanded into the UK. To find out more please visit www.ashurst.com.

The Role:

As a result of exponential growth we are looking to hire a Specialist (equivalent to Senior Consultant in Big4 consulting) to join our Risk Modernisation team in either Sydney or Melbourne.

As a Specialist, you will be an integral member of a team delivering core risk and compliance solutions to clients across a variety of industries including financial services, retail, corporate and government. Your work will include advising clients on the development and implementation of risk frameworks, the assessment of risk programs, the implementation of controls testing and uplift, as well as the design and implementation of compliance programs.

Across a regular week as a Specialist you will:

• assist clients with the enhancement and uplift of foundational risk management practices, including risk, compliance and controls frameworks;
• support the ongoing management of client relationships and business development initiatives, including the preparation of go-to-market materials; and
• assist in defining and developing the growth agenda and strategy for the Risk Modernisation practice.

Please review the job description on our careers site for more information on the role and what we can offer.

About you:

• You are an experienced consultant with demonstrated capability and expertise in advising clients on non-financial risk management. You'll have experience working in a well-respected consulting firm.
• You're an experienced risk practitioner and are comfortable with the common tools, frameworks and standards in this space.
• You have proven experience in bringing high quality value to clients through developing risk management strategies and controls.
• You have proven experience creating, fostering and developing client relationships with the ability to clearly communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You're passionate about collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and have experience managing multiple projects throughout their entire engagement lifecycle, including experience with proposals, pre-engagement activities, producing high quality deliverables, conducting stakeholder workshops, issuing final reports and billing.
• You are excited about the opportunity to drive and progress your career, and assist in the growth of a unique and 'first to market' practice.

What makes Ashurst Risk Advisory a great place to work?

We are a team devoted to collaboration, diversity, transparency and innovation. Our vision is to create a unique culture in the consulting market based around teamwork and a structure that offers everyone a voice and the encouragement to help us build the practice. Our ambition is to hire a highly diverse team combining various personalities, cultures and professional backgrounds, and offer them the opportunity to directly deal with clients, take responsibility for business development, drive their careers, and help us in defining our strategy, culture and processes.

We offer award winning Learning & Development and Diversity & Inclusion programs, and a range of benefits including, subsidised gym membership, discounted health insurance, complimentary health and wellbeing support programs, study support, annual bonuses, flexible working, and 26 weeks parental leave, to name a few. We are also committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme, with a strong emphasis on working with First Nations people through our pro bono practice.