Francesca Dickson Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, AU

• Are you looking to successfully engage people and embed risk? With a human-centric approach to risk, I create bespoke, tailored strategies to bring your risk framework to life:
• Create a strong, positive risk-aware culture.
• Strategically position the risk function to ensure its voice and visibility.
• Embed risk into all levels of governance and key decision-making forums.
• Integrate risk into goals, performance, critical processes and ways of working.
• Dramatically increase individual and organisational risk awareness.

Sydney, AU

Training workshops, Conference presentations, Webinars, Facilitation, Moderating panel discussions, Chairing forums and events.

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, NSW, AU

Facilitator of public short courses in governance and risk management for the Governance Institute of Australia.

Sydney, NSW, AU

Chair of the Risk & Technology Committee. The Committee supports the GIA Board with its Policy and Advocacy Strategy in the areas of risk management, technology governance & compliance. It produces member resources such as the Good Governance Guides and GIA government submissions, and represents GIA at industry roundtables.

Sydney, NSW, AU

The Committee monitors legislation, standards, government & regulator proposals, produce member resources, thought leadership and review government submissions.

Sydney, NSW, AU

Deputy Chair of the Committee. Direct contributor to publications such as "Governance through a Crisis" (joint publication with AICD) and "Risk Management for Directors: A Handbook" and participating in ASIC roundtable discussions on cyber risk.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Established in 2022, Australian Payments Plus (AP+) brings together Australia’s domestic payment providers, BPAY Group, eftpos, NPP Australia, Beem & Connect ID into one integrated entity. Operating in the public.
• Supported pre-merger milestones, including sale of subsidiary business & ACCC merger process, and post-merger integration.
• Co-authored first Group-wide Risk Appetite Statement and Enterprise Risk Framework, which were approved by the Executive and Board.
• Established new Group Insurance Program covering all entities.
• Reported and presented to Executive Team and Board Risk & Compliance Committee.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Reporting to the COO, I have established a 3-pillar risk function for BPAY Group, maturing risk, compliance & assurance and corporate governance into a strategic value-add partner and enable of growth. Today, I.
• Elevated risk maturity year on year to reach the top 1% of an externally measured benchmark from 2018 to 2021, increasing enterprise risk management scores to >95% across categories;
• Embedded a risk awareness culture via the creation of risk champions and an internal risk awareness survey, increasing the capability and reach of Risk’s business partnering capability without an uplift in headcount;
• Implemented multiple innovations to empower enterprise risk management across the business, including human centred risk training and improved data capture and reporting;
• Named as a Top 3 Finalist for Risk Team of the Year in the Strategic Risk Asia Pacific Awards 2019.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Promoted to lead the risk management function, I provided leadership across enterprise risk, compliance, insurance, business continuity, crisis management/testing and the policy framework. A trusted partner to C-suite.
• Created a lean, dynamic risk management function, elevating risk maturity of the business to support changes spanning culture, products, people and technology;
• Revised and secured board and committee approval for the BPAY Group’s Risk Appetite Statement, leading the rollout company-wide;
• As Assistant Company Secretary, partnered with the COO and board in the expansion and implementation of BPAY Group’s corporate restructure;
• Led the closure of the Vipro Pty Limited joint venture in line with the company’s strategic shift, meeting all statutory, financial and tax requirements.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Initially appointed Assistant Contract Manager and Corporate Services Coordinator, I supported the CFO and Corporate Services Manager to embed a corporate services function. In 2009, I progressed into governance, and.
• Created a Group Policy Framework that reduced the complexity and bureaucracy of the policy process;
• Drafted a risk and compliance framework for the largest and longest JV company history, Vipro, securing approval from the board for implementation across all levels;
• Enabled the Group to identify and protect IP for a multimillion dollar banking industry project, project managing the implementation of a new intellectual property framework;
• Streamlined company secretarial and ASIC processes, transitioning to an online lodgement, creating templates and precedents, and redesigning the CEO Report to the Board.

Mascot, New South Wales, AU

• Joining the business as Corporate Express Australia, I was responsible for lodging ASX notifications, managing the options register and production of the annual report. Reporting to the General Counsel and Company.
• Increased capacity for contract review by reducing lead times, creating and facilitating training for sales staff on identifying contract issues and relevant information;
• Managed annual report production in line with ASX-listed company best practice, coordinating input from executive, finance, legal and marketing teams;
• Created a national lease register to provide transparency following a number of years of rapid growth and multiple acquisitions.

Graduate Diploma Of Applied Corporate Governance

Diploma Of Integrated Risk Management

Graduate Certificate In Business Law, Law

Certificate Of Governance And Risk Management, Risk Management And Compliance

Certificate Of Governance Practice, Corporate Governance

Certificate Iv In Training And Assessment (Tae40122)

Bachelor Of Arts, Majors History, Politics, Law