Risk Professional of the Year
This category is open to any individual who is a current RiskNZ member (an Individual Member or is listed as part of an existing Corporate Membership). Entrants should currently have/or held responsibility for organisational risk management in the last 12 months. The entrant’s work in the last 12 months should have made a significant difference to his or her organisation or the wider risk management community.
The judges are looking for evidence of the individual’s strategic and operational thinking, effective leadership and planning, excellent communication skills and demonstrable results. The contribution and result should preferably be innovative as well as excellent.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
Emerging Risk Professional of the Year
This category is open to any individual who is a current RiskNZ member (an Individual Member or is listed as part of an existing Corporate Membership).
Entrants in this category should be relatively new to a career in organisational risk management and must have worked in a risk related role for five or less years as on 31 December 2018.
The judges are looking for an entrant that can demonstrate that they have contributed to the measurement, management and/or mitigation of risk at their organisation in the last 12 months.
Organisation and planning skills, negotiating and influencing skills and excellent communication are all important attributes of an aspiring risk manager. Successful entrants will be able to provide evidence of one or more of these.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
Governance and Leadership in Risk Management and Practices
This category is open to RiskNZ members and non-members.
Entrants in this category can be an individual, team or organisation. The award recognises the value that proactive executive and governance engagement can bring to the achievement of strategic goals.
The judges are looking for nominations that demonstrate a commitment to ongoing contextual awareness, enhancing organisational risk practice and embedding good decision making.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
Collaboration in Risk Management and Practices
This category is open to RiskNZ members and non-members.
Entrants in this category can be an individual, team or organisation.
The judges are looking for entrants that can show effective management of risk that is shared across more than one area, department, organisation or multiple organisations.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
Communication in Risk Management and Practices
This category is open to RiskNZ members and non-members.
Entrants in this category can be an individual, team or organisation.
The judges are looking for entrants that can show effective communication of risk to non-risk audiences in a way that changes behaviour and reduces the possible impact of risk.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
Innovation in Risk Management and Practices
This award is open to all risk practitioners and can be from individuals, teams or organisations.
It recognises and celebrates innovation (this could be a new practice, technology or approach), that generates a step change or measurable improvement in the management of risk for your organisation or your client.
Judges will look for evidence of ‘new’ and the benefits that this could bring. It may not be in its full finished state, but the promise is there, and you’re excited to share what this could become.
In no more than 1,500 words please outline:
- Your current role within your organisation and any relevant background information.
- Criteria 1 – Problem statement / issue / opportunity (20% weighting). Your understanding of the key business problems or risk management challenges faced by your organisation (or team, or client).
- Criteria 2 – Solution (40% weighting). Outline the steps taken by you/your team to solve the problem, embed the solution as part of ongoing cultural practice.
- Criteria 3 – Benefit and value (30% weighting) Describe how the solution / approach has added measurable benefit or value for you, your team or your organisation and the role that effective risk management plays in supporting good decision making.
- Criteria 4 – References (10% weighting): Describe why you, or your peers, think you should be considered for the award. Please also add two references to your nomination form in the spaces provided. Referee details should also be provided in support of the references.
Nominations are now closed.
