People Compliance Program Manager

Catholic Education Sandhurst; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development and career-op

Job summary

Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited (CESL) is seeking a People Compliance Program Manager to join our People and Culture team in Bendigo. This full-time, fixed-term project role focuses on designing and implementing a comprehensive people compliance program across employee relations and payroll.

You will lead the People Compliance team, coordinate governance, provide specialist advice, manage multiple workstreams and engage stakeholders to deliver sustainable compliance, assurance and

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex remediation, regulatory, assurance or enterprise-wide improvement programs.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting and delivery capability.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and leading specialist teams.
• Ability to synthesise complex legal, industrial, financial, workforce and technical information.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a significant people compliance program across employee relations and payroll.
• Coordinate governance, specialist advice, complex workstreams and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage the People Compliance team and support delivery of sustainable compliance and organisational improvement outcomes.

Skills

Program governance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Project leadership

Complex remediation

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited (CESL) is seeking a People Compliance Program Manager to join our People and Culture team. Reporting to the Employee Relations, Health and Safety Lead, this is an exciting full-time, fixed-term project-based opportunity to contribute to Catholic Education across the Sandhurst Diocese.

This project-based position will work collaboratively to design and implement a significant people compliance program across employee relations and payroll, coordinating governance, specialist advice, complex workstreams and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will manage the People Compliance team and support the delivery of sustainable compliance, assurance and organisational improvement outcomes.

The Position

• Title: People Compliance Program Manager
• FTE: 1.0 FTE
• Employment Status: Fixed-term, project-based role until November 2027
• Location: Bendigo
• Reports to: Employee Relations, Health and Safety Lead
• Other Requirements: Current Victorian Working with Children Check (Employee) or VIT registration
• Start date: November 2026

About You

You are an experienced program leader who can confidently navigate complex, sensitive and multidisciplinary compliance matters. You bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading complex remediation, regulatory, assurance or enterprise-wide improvement programs.
• Strong program governance, planning, reporting and delivery capability.
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams and coordinating multiple workstreams.
• The ability to understand and synthesise complex legal, industrial, financial, workforce and technical information.
• Strong judgement and discretion when managing sensitive and confidential matters.
• Highly developed stakeholder management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience preparing briefings, governance reports and project documentation.
• A commitment to CESL’s Catholic identity, values, mission and child-safe culture.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent substantial professional experience.

What We Offer You

• A leadership opportunity delivering an important organisation-wide people compliance program.
• The opportunity to work collaboratively across People and Culture, Payroll, Finance, Risk and other specialist areas.
• A values-based and person-centred working environment.
• A supportive and engaged team committed to sustainable organisational improvement.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements, with the majority of work undertaken onsite at a CESL workplace.
• A rewarding position within Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited.

Magnify Sandhurst

In 2025, a diocesan first, a comprehensive and exciting new learning and teaching program was simultaneously launched across more than 50 Catholic schools in the Sandhurst Diocese.

Magnify Sandhurst is being introduced from 2025 to 2027, with each phase designed to deliver measurable improvements across our learning environments. The program brings greater consistency through evidence-based teaching and learning practices that support each student’s individual needs, strengths and goals.

It’s an exciting time to be part of Catholic Education!

Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited

CESL governs more than 50 schools and early childhood learning centres across Central and North Eastern Victoria, including large regional centres and vibrant rural communities.

As we Magnify Sandhurst, with a focus on learner growth, professional development and healthy and well communities, we remain committed to working in partnership with leaders, students and families to provide innovation and excellence inspired by the Catholic story.

Our motto is: Every Student, Every Teacher, Every School, Every Day.

Child Safeguarding Statement for Applicants

Adhering to CESL’s child safety expectations, policies and commitments is essential for every CESL role. All staff play an important part in supporting and promoting a child-safe culture.

Applicants are encouraged to review CESL’s Child Safeguarding information before submitting their application.

Diversity, Inclusion and Child Safety

CESL embraces diversity and social inclusion and encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.

Applications close:5 November 2026