Risk Management
Risk management is important to UNE in order to ensure the
organization not only minimizes the adverse consequences
of risk in order to survive as a going concern, but also
maximizes benefit from any opportunities that arise.
Effective risk management helps UNE to fully exploit these
opportunities by maintaining financial strength and public
image and ensuring the delivery of the highest levels of
quality in staff, products and service to our students.
These factors will continue to become more important to UNE
as it strives to succeed in an increasingly competitive market.
Internal Audit
Internal Audit at UNE is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the University's operations. It helps the University accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.
In practical terms, this is achieved by providing assurance that UNE’s financial and operational controls, designed to manage the organisation’s risks and achieve the entity’s objectives, are operating in an efficient, effective and ethical manner. This assurance is delivered through regular reports and summaries to UNE’s Council (through the Audit & Risk Committee), the Vice Chancellor and Executive management. Internal Audit assists management in improving the UNE’s business performance across its broad range of activities.
Audit & Risk - Review of Policies & Procedures
Promoting operational effectiveness and efficiency through a culture of continuous improvement is at the heart of Audit and Risk Directorate activity across the organization. This also applies to policies and procedures within the Directorate, with the objective of delivering a high quality risk management and internal audit service to the University.
Consequently, a detailed review of risk management and internal audit policies and procedures is in progress. The review aims to ensure that the Audit and Risk Directorate is well placed to meet the current and future needs of the University in these areas and to make a proactive, positive contribution to the ongoing and sustained success of UNE. This review will be completed by the end of 2010 and more detailed information will be posted on the UNE website in due course.
Audit & Risk Contacts
Acting Director Audit & Risk
Peter Despinidic
Risk & Compliance Coordinator
Selina Myareves
ARD General Inquiries
Phone: 6773 3887
Fax: 6773 3314
Email: risk.mgt@une.edu.au
Address: Room 2:19 second floor
Information Technology Building
University of New England
2350 NSW Australia