Quality & Compliance Officer
Job no: 531771
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Human Resources & Recruitment
- Employment Type: Full time, contract role until December 2025
- Remuneration: $100k-$107k + 17% flexible superannuation
- Location: Kensington, NSW (On- campus role, hybrid work arrangement available)
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Why Your Role Matters:
Join the team driving the development and implementation of robust procedures and training programs to support a culture of continuous improvement and best practice in P&C Quality and Compliance.
As Quality and Compliance Officer (P&C) you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the ongoing compliance of the University’s P&C systems and processes. Collaborating with stakeholders across Divisions and Faculties, identifying compliance risks and opportunities for mitigation.
Reporting to the Team Leader, QAC, this role offers further support to the delivery of P&C Quality and Compliance strategies across key regulations and legislation.
Your day to day focus will be:
- Acting as the first point of contact for compliance-related queries, managing the Quality and Compliance Team inbox and triaging complex issues as required.
- Monitoring and responding to compliance risks identified through P&C reports and process controls, recommending improvements where appropriate.
- Provide proactive, professional, and accurate advice to the P&C Business Partnering Team and other client areas.
- Contribute to the review and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with UNSW governance processes and regulatory obligations.
- Coordinate and deliver training modules (face-to-face and online) to enhance compliance knowledge across the University.
Who You Are: Bringing a background ideally in HR/ER, you will showcase strong interpersonal skills to build positive relationships while ensuring the application of compliance best practice within a large, complex organisation.
You will hold the following skills and experience:
- Tertiary qualification with relevant experience and/or an equivalent level of knowledge.
- Demonstrated experience in providing a broad range of authoritative HR or ER advice and assistance to diverse client groups on a range of complex policies and procedures.
- Proven experience in analysing and providing advice based on data and HR metrics, in line with business needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders both internal and external.
- Proven ability to work independently to identify, analyse and solve operational problems to provide accurate and appropriate outcomes.
- Excellent attention to detail, including time management and organisational skills with a proven ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and to work under pressure to deliver outcomes.
- Advanced level of computer literacy with excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications, PowerBI, HR systems and databases, including demonstrated ability to work with information systems and databases and ability to learn and implement new systems
Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
- Flexible working options.
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
How to Apply: Submit your CV & a succinct one-page cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) by 11:55pm, Sunday 11 May.
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Contact: Amy Denney a.denney@unsw.edu.au - Talent Acquisition Team
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
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