Contract & Compliance Specialist — Hybrid Governance

Australian Red Cross; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Salary packaging

Me day and wellbeing support

Paid leave options

Job summary

Australian Red Cross is seeking a Specialist - Contract & Compliance to support the management of contractual obligations, QA activities and compliance across programs. You will help strengthen compliance capability and establish efficient governance to support quality service delivery.

You will ensure programs are prepared for external audits and accreditation reviews, developing systems and templates to monitor compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement across a diverse portfolio.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of quality assurance, compliance and legislative principles.
• Ability to analyse and implement opportunities to strengthen compliance, governance, and quality.
• Experience using data and insights to inform decisions and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor contractual obligations across programs to ensure compliance with funding agreements and service delivery requirements.
• Develop systems to monitor compliance against contractual commitments, KPIs, and reporting obligations.
• Coordinate and support the preparation, review, and submission of contractual reporting requirements.
• Identify emerging compliance risks and work with teams to implement mitigations.
• Lead reviews of policies and procedures to align with contractual and accreditation requirements.

Skills

Quality assurance

Compliance

Data analysis

Governance

Audits

Humanitarian sector experience

Job description

Australian Red Cross is seeking a Specialist - Contract & Compliance to support the management of contractual obligations, QA activities and compliance across programs. You will help strengthen compliance capability and establish efficient governance to support quality service delivery.

You will ensure programs are prepared for external audits and accreditation reviews, developing systems and templates to monitor compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement across a diverse portfolio.