Corporate Compliance Specialist

SA Water; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

SA Water is seeking a part-time Corporate Compliance Specialist (0.6 FTE) to join the Corporate Governance, Risk and Resilience team in Adelaide. You will provide expert advice, lead investigations, monitor obligations and support regulatory engagements to ensure SA Water’s compliance framework remains robust and effective.

You will work with leaders across the business to strengthen systems, processes and organisational capability, contributing to continuous improvement in a essential public

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret complex legislation and requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication to diverse stakeholders.
• Experience operating in regulatory, governance, risk, assurance or compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on compliance obligations and processes.
• Lead compliance investigations and monitor obligations.
• Support regulatory engagements and reporting to regulators and stakeholders.
• Enhance compliance frameworks, policies and training based on incidents and feedback.
• Collaborate with business units to uplift compliance maturity.

Skills

Analytical capability

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory interpretation

Communication of complex information

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in law/commerce/governance or equivalent (compliance)

Tools

Digital/compliance systems

Job description

About the Company

At SA Water, our work sustains life. Every day, we deliver safe, reliable water and wastewater services to more than 1.8 million South Australians, supporting healthy communities across our state.

Behind this essential service are people who care. From engineering and science to construction, digital, operations and customer experience, every role plays a part. We bring our authentic selves to work, driven by purpose, supporting one another to deliver work that truly matters.

About the job

We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Compliance Specialist to join our Corporate Governance, Risk and Resilience team.

Reporting to the Corporate Compliance Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining SA Water's compliance framework and supporting a strong culture of integrity across the organisation. You will provide expert advice, lead compliance investigations, monitor compliance obligations, support regulatory engagements, and help ensure legal and corporate requirements are effectively managed.

Working closely with leaders and stakeholders across the business, you will contribute to regulatory reporting and identify opportunities to strengthen compliance systems, processes and organisational capability. This is an opportunity to influence business decisions and help drive continuous improvement across an essential service provider.

This position is part-time at 0.6 until October 2027.

About the Person

You are an analytical and proactive compliance professional with experience operating in a regulatory, governance, risk, assurance or compliance environment. You can interpret complex legislation and requirements, provide practical advice, and communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.

With strong interpersonal skills and a solutions-focused approach, you build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation. You are comfortable engaging with senior leaders, regulators and operational teams, and have exposure to risk and assurance activities. You thrive in complex environments, can manage competing priorities, and maintain a strong focus on detail while supporting sound compliance and governance outcomes.

About Business Insights andExcellence

The Business Insights andExcellence business group turns data into trusted insights that help us make better decisions for our customers and community into the future.

Working in this team means analysing complex information, responsibly managing finance and procurement, building meaningful reports and dashboards, and partnering with the business to solve real problems. You’ll help shape strategy, improve performance, and ensure decisions are informed, evidence‑based, and aligned to what matters most for South Australians.

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.

• Assist SAWater to understand its compliance obligations and to ensure that processes are in place to manage the assignment of compliance responsibilities, monitoring and reporting against those obligations.
• Monitor SAWater’s compliance performance and the effectiveness of systems/processes across SAWater to proactively identify any systemic issues or trends.
• In conjunction with relevant business units, support the timely and accurate reporting of compliance performance and information to regulators, customers and stakeholders.
• Provide high level advice and support to internal and external stakeholders in relation to compliance obligations and processes.
• Use insights from incidents and regulatory feedback to enhance compliance frameworks, policies, training programs and organisational capability, ensuring continuous uplift in compliance maturity.

Your success in this role will come from:

• Tertiary qualification in law/commerce/governance or relevant equivalent experience (compliance)
• Knowledge and expertise in working in a regulatory, governance, assurance or compliance environment
• Demonstrated analytical capability and ability to prepare reports and convey complex information in written or other forms
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, including a demonstrated to build productive relationships with senior managers and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meeting rapidly changing priorities with limited direction
• Demonstrated experience in compliance systems including high digital skill proficiency

Further information can be found in the attached PD –Corporate Compliance Specialist

Applications close 4:00pm, Monday 20 October 2026.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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