Governance & Compliance Officer

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Windsor; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Health & Wellbeing programs

Training & development opportunities

Competitive pay & conditions

Job summary

Corrective Services NSW is seeking a Governance and Compliance Officer (5D) based at CSI Corporate Office, Francis Greenway Correctional Centre, Windsor, NSW. You will support strategy and operations impacting offender rehabilitation and community safety.

The role involves monitoring enquiries, developing and updating policies to ensure compliance with standards and legislation, and communicating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in governance and compliance related field.
• Experience with governance reporting systems and data analysis.
• Strong communication, negotiation and conflict management.
• Ability to meet key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and address complex and/or sensitive enquiries and issues, escalating as necessary to ensure the timely and effective resolutions of issues that affect operations
• Develop, implement, review and update processes, policies and procedures to ensure compliance is maintained in line with relevant standards and legislative changes
• Prepare, analyse, coordinate and review high level communication and correspondence as requested and respond to issues and enquiries
• Support the identification of governance and compliance risks to enable the Work and Education branch of CSNSW to meet its obligations and maximise business outcomes.

Skills

Governance experience

Governance reporting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Governance and Compliance

Job description

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Department: Work and Education Operations Team

Department/Agency: Corrective Services NSW

Location: Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756

Governance & Compliance Officer 5D
Corrective Services NSW

Location: CSI Corporate Office, Francis Greenway Correctional Centre

Employment type: Ongoing, Full-Time 5D (5 Days)
Salary: $116, 981.00 - $129,492.00 pa + Leave Loading & Superannuation

Your Role:

As a Governance and Compliance Officer within the Corrective Services (CSNSW) Team, you will have the chance to work with a variety of stakeholder to develop and monitor systems that support strategy and operations which impact offender rehabilitation and community safety. You’ll work in a dynamic environment and contribute to meaningful outcomes that make a real difference.

What you’ll do:

• Monitor and address complex and/or sensitive enquiries and issues, escalating as necessary to ensure the timely and effective resolutions of issues that affect operations


• Develop, implement, review and update processes, policies and procedures to ensure compliance is maintained in line with relevant standards and legislative changes


• Prepare, analyse, coordinate and review high level communication and correspondence as requested and respond to issues and enquiries


• Support the identification of governance and compliance risks to enable the Work and Education branch of CSNSW to meet its obligations and maximise business outcomes.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in governance and compliance related field


• Demonstrated experience in governance reporting systems and analysis of data


• Demonstrated effective communication, negotiation and conflict management


• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description

Qualifications required:

• Current NSW Drivers Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role


• Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Governance and Compliance related field

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career


• Flexible, autonomous work environment


• Competitive pay and conditions


• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities


• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for Corrective Services NSW provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

• Attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities of this role as specified in the role description (please refer to the Role Description so that you can address the highlighted capabilities)

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 22nd November 2026

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Kaushik Gounder via [e-mail]