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Lead the Peak Body for Risk Professionals Across APAC
The RMIA is the leading professional body for risk management across Australia and the broader region supporting a diverse community of practitioners working across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including corporate, government, financial services, infrastructure, health and education.
With a strong platform spanning education, credentialing, professional standards, events and thought leadership, RMIA is central to building capability and advancing the profession as organisations face growing strategic, regulatory, cyber, climate and resilience challenges.
We are seeking an experienced, commercially minded Chief Executive Officer to lead RMIA through its next phase. You will lead a hybrid team and work across a federated chapter network, driving organisational performance, membership growth, education and credentialing, partnerships, events, governance and financial sustainability.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a respected institution with strong brand recognition, growing membership, established education and certification platforms, a successful national conference and an active chapter network backed by a clear mandate to expand RMIA's impact across Australasia.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Board through the Chair/President, the CEO will drive RMIA's strategy, commercial performance, member value and organisational leadership.
This is a high profile, hands on executive leadership role suited to a proven CEO, Managing Director or senior executive who can confidently operate across:
Leading a lean hybrid team, the successful candidate will combine strategic capability with practical execution and strong commercial discipline.
Key Priorities
About You
You are an experienced executive leader with strong commercial and financial acumen, ideally from a professional association, membership organisation, consulting, education, governance or professional services environment.
You bring:
Qualifications in business, finance, governance, risk or related disciplines are highly regarded, along with postgraduate and professional credentials such as LLB, MBA, GAICD, CA or CPA.
Why RMIA?
This is a rare opportunity to lead a respected and influential professional institution at a time when risk, resilience, governance and assurance have never been more critical to organisational success.
You will play a key role in shaping the future capability of the risk profession across the Asia Pacific region.
Location: Australia based hybrid role with flexible remote working arrangements.
Candidates must have current Australian work authorisation at the time of application.
Travel: Interstate and occasional regional travel required.
How to apply
To apply please email Henriette Howell (Henriette.howell@rmia.org.au) and request a copy of the Position Description. Applications will be accepted via email only.
Applications close: Sunday 14th June 2026. APPLY NOW
The association sector is in the middle of a leadership handover.
Across Australia and New Zealand, CEOs and Executive Directors are moving on. Some are retiring. Some have gone to larger organisations.
Some have left because the relationship with their Board ran out of puff. The reasons vary, but the movement is noticeable, and Boards are
appointing replacements.
The encouraging part is the calibre of the people coming in. Many are genuinely well suited to the job — capable executives with strong
records behind them. A good number are stepping into an association CEO role for the first time.
Most associations can provide a long list of membership benefits. They may include professional development, advocacy, networking, industry information, events, resources, accreditation, discounts and access to specialist advice. However, a list of benefits does not necessarily explain why someone makes the decision to join.
While every Board is different, the same governance issues appear time and again. One of the most common is allowing one person’s behaviour
to dominate the Board table.
Almost every Board has experienced it at some point. One director who seems to consume more time and energy than everyone else combined.
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