GBV Code Implementation & Governance Lead

UniSC Careers; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 135,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: 17% Superannuation

EAP & fitness passport

Discounted private health

Job summary

UniSC Sunshine Coast is seeking an experienced program leader to oversee the implementation of the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the role coordinates across Student Services, People and Culture, Governance and Risk, IT Services, Legal, Marketing and academic areas.

This fixed-term, part-time appointment will focus on governance, risk, dependencies and a structured handover into business-as-usual

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications, progress towards postgraduate qualifications, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
• Significant experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects or programs within a large organisation.
• Demonstrated success coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building productive stakeholder relationships.
• Experience establishing governance, compliance, reporting and assurance frameworks that support organisational and regulatory objectives.
• Strong capability in project planning, risk management, dependency management and delivery oversight.
• Experience working with data, reporting processes, systems implementation or process integration activities.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including preparing reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting organisational change and embedding sustainable business-as-usual practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the university’s implementation program, bringing together people, systems and processes to deliver UniSC’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence.
• Build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, establishing clear governance, accountability, reporting and assurance arrangements that support sustainable outcomes.
• Drive delivery and manage complexity, overseeing implementation plans, risks, dependencies, evidence requirements and system readiness across multiple portfolios.
• Embed long-term capability and ownership, supporting organisational change and the successful transition of processes, systems and responsibilities into business-as-usual operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & risk management

Program management

Change management

Education

Postgraduate qualifications, or progress towards postgraduate qualifications, or equivalent experience

Job description

UniSC Sunshine Coast is seeking an experienced program leader to oversee the implementation of the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the role coordinates across Student Services, People and Culture, Governance and Risk, IT Services, Legal, Marketing and academic areas.

This fixed-term, part-time appointment will focus on governance, risk, dependencies and a structured handover into business-as-usual