Assurance & Compliance Officer (12-Month Contract)

Aruma; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Salary packaging

Continuous learning

Flexible work arrangement

Wellbeing support

Team culture

Job summary

Aruma invites applications for an Assurance Officer to strengthen compliance, governance and ethical practice. The role sits in the second line of assurance, offering guidance, framework development and assurance activities across the organisation.

It supports privacy, regulatory matters and continuous improvement within a hybrid, full-time fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. With a minimum of three years in compliance or related fields, you will map obligations, manage audits, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in compliance, governance, risk management, assurance or internal audit.
• Experience developing policies, procedures, frameworks and compliance programs.
• Strong analytical skills to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
• Experience managing assurance activities, audits, compliance reviews or regulatory initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and training skills.
• Commitment to ethical practice and continuous improvement.
• Experience in privacy regulation and obligations management frameworks.
• PM/QA or project management certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain registers of compliance obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate a comprehensive assurance calendar including audits, inspections and reviews.
• Enhance compliance and obligations-mapping frameworks with accurate documentation of regulatory requirements.
• Support first-line assurance monitoring and self-assessment activities.
• Analyse assurance outcomes, identify trends and propose corrective actions.
• Conduct risk and process reviews across operational and corporate functions.
• Contribute to internal audit programs and assurance methodologies.
• Lead development and implementation of business ethics, privacy and compliance frameworks.
• Provide advice, training and guidance to stakeholders on compliance matters.
• Support investigations, reporting and continuous improvement activities relating to governance and compliance.
• Build organisational awareness of obligations through communication and education.

Skills

Policy development

Governance

Risk management

Assurance activities

Stakeholder engagement

Training and guidance

Ethical practice

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/Commerce/Law/Governance

Job description

Aruma invites applications for an Assurance Officer to strengthen compliance, governance and ethical practice. The role sits in the second line of assurance, offering guidance, framework development and assurance activities across the organisation.

It supports privacy, regulatory matters and continuous improvement within a hybrid, full-time fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. With a minimum of three years in compliance or related fields, you will map obligations, manage audits, and