Assurance Lead
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Bupa's Assurance Lead is a full-time onsite role in Sydney with hybrid options and vacancies (permanent and until July 2027) covering provisioning across clinical and corporate. You’ll lead end-to-end assurance reviews for Provisioning units, partner with stakeholders, and drive risk and control improvements within 3 lines model and ERM framework. The role requires independent judgment, data-driven problem solving, and the ability to influence leaders across complex environments. Highlight experience in regulated settings, internal audit or risk management, and a track record delivering planning and reporting. Tailor your resume to show outcomes, align with Bupa’s purpose, and demonstrate flexibility for on-site work.
General information
Description & Requirements
- Assurance Lead - Hybrid positions
- 2 vacancies - 1 x permanent / 1 x until July 2027
- Portfolio - Clinical and Corporate setting
- Location - Melbourne / Sydney
At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human.
We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we. We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers. As we continue to expand our services and invest in innovation, you’ll help create a healthcare system that meets people where they are, responds to what they need and leaves them better than before. Here, your work has purpose, your voice matters and your future is full of possibility. Just imagine the impact you could make.
The purpose of this role
This team supports the Provisioning business units by conducting assurance activities over key business risks and associated controls. The Assurance Lead is responsible for ensuring appropriate assurance across the Provisioning business units by leading and delivering reviews within the Provisioning Assurance Plan. This role will work closely with business stakeholders to provide assurance on control effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement and support the management of key risks and obligations.
Why you’ll love it?
We support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. From providing initiatives that develop careers to looking after our people’s health, wellbeing and futures. Through the Viva Healthier and Happier program, we’re providing health benefits for everyone who works at Bupa, no matter their role.
What you’ll need to make it possible
The role requires a high level of assurance expertise and judgement, enabling the incumbent to operate independently, manage competing priorities and influence stakeholders to support effective risk and control outcomes.
- Tertiary qualifications in business, risk management or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience operating within large, complex and/or regulated organisations, external audit or management consulting environments
- Significant experience in assurance, risk management, governance, internal audit or a related discipline, with the ability to independently lead assurance reviews from planning through to reporting.
- Understanding of Enterprise Risk Management principles and the 3 lines model
- Ability to perform an end-to-end assurance review from planning/scoping through to fieldwork and reporting
- Ability to analyse / identify risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions
- Ability to think critically, analytically and use data-driven insights to solve problems
- Proven ability to exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and operate effectively in complex or ambiguous environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent attention to detail, ability to work in a dynamic environment and deal with ambiguity
- Demonstrated experience influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships to support risk and control outcomes.
At Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are continuing to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Bupa is committed to providing equal opportunities and fostering a workplace and environment that is free of discrimination, bullying and harassment. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants. We are dedicated to removing barriers to participation. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or if you’d like to discuss how this role can be flexible for you, please let us know so we can support your participation on an equitable basis.