Risk & Assurance Advisor
Port Otago Group’s business comprises a regional container terminal, bulk port activities, cruise and property investment and development. We service South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, working with customers to streamline their supply chains. Our culture is hands-on, safety focused and encourages continuous improvement.
Our diverse portfolio means there is always something on the go and as a business we are collaborative, fast-paced and always open.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk and Assurance Advisor to join our Finance team on a permanent full-time basis in our award winning, vibrant Head Office in beautiful Port Chalmers.
- Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role is responsible for providing risk management support across Port Otago, which includes:
- Maintaining and continuous improvement of the corporate risk register, with input from risk owners
- Providing assurance over our critical risk control system and monitoring and reporting on risk management plans
- Supporting insurance renewals, claims and broker relationships, and leading business continuity and crisis management planning
- Preparing risk and critical risk assurance reporting for the Leadership Team, Audit & Risk Committee and Board
- Facilitating risk assessment workshops and supporting business units to identify, assess and mitigate risks
- Supporting internal and external audit processes and tracking compliance obligations across relevant legislation and standards
About you
You’ll be a risk and assurance expert who brings sound judgement, curiosity and a practical approach to managing risk. You’ll enjoy building relationships and have the ability to translate risk concepts into clear, actionable advice for people who aren’t risk specialists.
You’ll be highly organised with excellent attention to detail, comfortable managing competing priorities, and confident using risk management systems to keep our risk register and reporting on track.
To be successful in this position you will also:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in risk management, business, law, finance or a related field
- Have 3–5 years’ experience in a risk, insurance, compliance or assurance role
- Have a sound understanding of risk management frameworks and enterprise risk practices
- Have experience maintaining risk registers and supporting insurance renewal processes
- Have strong analytical and report-writing skills, with the ability to communicate risk clearly to non-specialist audiences
- Be proactive, organised, and able to manage competing priorities with high attention to detail
- Have good IT and systems skills, including experience with risk management systems
What’s in it for you?
In return, you can look forward to working for a successful company which prides itself on continually striving to improve performance; this enables our people to contribute in a way that makes a difference, and for us to appropriately reward our people for their contributions.
You will also be entitled to comprehensive health insurance cover for you, your partner, and any dependent children, as well as a 7% employer superannuation contribution.
We also offer a raft of other benefits including but not limited to, free onsite parking, amazing Otago Harbour views from your desk, fruit boxes delivered weekly to our break areas, Nespresso machines onsite for your daily coffee fix, full uniform provided, and various wellness initiatives throughout the year.
Heads up:
· A full clean NZ Drivers licence is essential
· You must be able to pass Ministry of Justice, ACC checks and a medical which includes a drug and alcohol test as part of our recruitment process
· We complete random drug and alcohol testing
How do I apply?
If you have any questions about the role, please contact us at people@portotago.co.nz. Or if you’re ready to apply, applications need to be submitted online via our Port Otago Careers page www.portotago.co.nz/careers. Please ensure that you include a cover letter and a copy of your up to date CV along with your application.
Applications close: 5pm, Wednesday 7th October 2026. Don’t delay applying as we will be shortlisting as applications come through.
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
