Your Risk Management Responsibilities

Every person who engages in University activities is impacted in some way by risks, so all staff have a role to play in being “risk aware”. This involves the identification, assessment and management of risks and opportunities in day-to-day decision making and planning as well as understanding and adhering to the reporting process.

Key Responsibilities

All academic and professional staff, titleholders and contractors

• Comply with risk managment processes and practices
• Cooperate with designated University risk management specialists
• Report risks through the University Risk Register

Academic Units (Heads of School) and Administrative Units (Branch Managers)

• Foster and encourage an environment where managing risk is accepted as the day-to-day responsibility of each staff member
• Ensure that the principles and practices of risk management are communicated to staff and embedded into strategic and operational practices and planning processes
• Notify extreme risks to Executive Dean or Vice President
• Update progress on risks as requested
• Report annually to Executive Dean or Vice President on the School/Branch risk profile

Executive Deans

• Manage risks within the Faculty and Schools and other associated areas
• Implement the Risk Management Policy and monitor and review risks appropriately
• Notify risks affirmed to be "extreme" to the Vice-Chancellor
• Update progress on risks as requested
• Report annually to the University Risk Management Committee on the Faculty's risk profile

Vice Presidents

• Manage risks within the Divisions and Branches
• Ensure that adequate resources are available to implement the Risk Management Policy and review risks appropriately
• Notify risks affirmed to be "extreme" to the Vice-Chancellor
• Update progress on risks as required
• Report annually to the University Risk Management Committee on the Division's risk profile

Legal & Risk Office

• Coordinate the University's Risk Management program
• Manage the University Risk Register
• Facilitate the reporting process for internal and external bodies/stakeholders