Education Compliance & Audit Lead

The BUSY Group; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Training budget

Employee assistance program

Job summary

The BUSY Group is seeking an experienced School Compliance Officer to join our Group Quality & Compliance team. You will support compliance, governance, audit readiness and continuous improvement across The BUSY School network in Australia and New Zealand, working with School Leadership to ensure campuses meet regulatory and funding requirements, while promoting child safety.

The role offers a collaborative, values-driven culture across a growing education network, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, governance, auditing, quality assurance or risk management.
• Strong analytical, investigation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to interpret legislation and translate requirements into practical operational outcomes.
• Experience working in education, government-funded services, schools or other highly regulated sectors will be highly regarded.
• Commitment to integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and child safety.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess compliance across school campuses.
• Conduct risk-based internal reviews and maintain compliance registers and assurance schedules.
• Identify compliance gaps, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Support accreditation, funding and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Lead and support audits, reviews and audit readiness activities.
• Undertake campus reviews and evidence validation activities.
• Analyse trends, prepare reports, dashboards and risk summaries for leadership.
• Track corrective actions through to completion and strengthen assurance processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance governance and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with School Leadership and Principals to provide practical compliance guidance.
• Support the implementation of regulatory and legislative changes across campuses.
• Assist with responses to regulators, funding bodies and accrediting authorities.
• Support policy, governance and document management activities.
• Build compliance capability through stakeholder engagement, advice and awareness initiatives.

Skills

Compliance

Governance

Auditing

Quality assurance

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The BUSY Group is seeking an experienced School Compliance Officer to join our Group Quality & Compliance team. You will support compliance, governance, audit readiness and continuous improvement across The BUSY School network in Australia and New Zealand, working with School Leadership to ensure campuses meet regulatory and funding requirements, while promoting child safety.

The role offers a collaborative, values-driven culture across a growing education network, with opportunities for