Compliance Advisor

UWA; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 108,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous paid leave including parental

Up to 17% employer paid superannuation

Salary packaging available

Incremental progression based on 12个月s

Up to 25% discount on eligible UWAfull

Discounted health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The University of Western Australia (UWA) invites applications for a Compliance Advisor within People & Culture to strengthen employment compliance and workforce governance. This full-time role focuses on advisory support across payroll compliance, classifications, and engagement arrangements, with a strong emphasis on risk management.

You will conduct compliance reviews, analyse payroll data, investigate complex issues, and help develop frameworks, controls and policies.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in employment compliance, workforce governance, payroll compliance, workplace relations, audit, remediation, risk or a related professional function within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and industrial instruments, including the Fair Work Act, enterprise agreements, awards, right-to-work obligations and workforce compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to investigate complex issues, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify compliance risks and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and provide trusted specialist advice.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records and prepare high-quality briefings, reports and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve employment compliance matters relating to employee entitlements, payroll compliance, classifications, engagement arrangements, leave, superannuation and workforce governance requirements.
• Conduct compliance reviews, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify risks and emerging trends, and support assurance, audit and remediation activities across the University.
• Provide specialist employment compliance advice and contribute to the development of compliance frameworks, monitoring mechanisms, controls, policies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Employment compliance

Workforce governance

Payroll compliance

Workplace relations

Risk management

Job description

• Play a key role in strengthening employment compliance and workforce governance at one of Australia’s leading universities.
• Apply your expertise across employment legislation, payroll compliance, remediation, assurance and risk management in a high-impact advisory role.
• 3 x full-time positions available on an ongoing basis.
• Base salary range: $108,413 – $120,287 p.a. plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

People & Culture (P&C) plays a critical role in supporting the University achieve its strategic priorities through effective workforce governance, compliance, and organisational capability.

The Workplace Relations and Employment Compliance portfolio provides enterprise leadership across employment compliance, workforce governance, and assurance activities. Operating within UWA’s devolved workforce model, the function provides centralised oversight, specialist expertise, monitoring, and assurance to support compliant, consistent, and defensible workforce practices across Schools and directorates.

The Employment Compliance function is responsible for strengthening the University’s employment compliance framework through proactive assurance activity, compliance monitoring, remediation oversight, governance uplift, and continuous improvement. The function works collaboratively across People & Culture, Payroll, Finance, Legal Services, Internal Audit, and operational areas to support sustainable compliance capability and ongoing institutional self-assurance.

About the opportunity

• Investigate and resolve employment compliance matters relating to employee entitlements, payroll compliance, classifications, engagement arrangements, leave, superannuation and workforce governance requirements.
• Conduct compliance reviews, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify risks and emerging trends, and support assurance, audit and remediation activities across the University.
• Provide specialist employment compliance advice and contribute to the development of compliance frameworks, monitoring mechanisms, controls, policies and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

• Demonstrated experience in employment compliance, workforce governance, payroll compliance, workplace relations, audit, remediation, risk or a related professional function within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation and industrial instruments, including the Fair Work Act, enterprise agreements, awards, right-to-work obligations and workforce compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to investigate complex issues, analyse workforce and payroll data, identify compliance risks and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and provide trusted specialist advice.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records and prepare high-quality briefings, reports and documentation.

Note

As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be required to complete declarations in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. A current National Police Clearance will be required by the successful applicant.

Position description: PD - Compliance Advisor 524653.pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Ives at [e-mail]

For enquiries on the recruitment process, please contact Zander Ribbens at [e-mail]

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Thursday, 15 October 2026

This position is only open to Current UWA staff.

Please note: Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted outside of formal channels.

Benefits

• Flexible working options.
• Generous paid leave including parental leave.
• Up to 17% employer paid superannuation.
• Salary packaging available.
• Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.
• Up to 25% discount on eligible UWA full-fee courses.
• Discounted health insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About the University

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

Learn more about us.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively, you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.

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