Risk and Compliance Adviser

Charles Sturt University; Bathurst; Hybrid; AUD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Hybrid work flexibility

35-hour work week

Job summary

Charles Sturt University in Bathurst/Wagga Wagga is seeking a Risk and Compliance Adviser. The role fixes term until August 2027 and offers a Level 7 salary of $104,971 to $114,698 per year, plus 17% super. A 35-hour week with hybrid flexibility supports a balanced work culture.

You will drive business continuity initiatives and strengthen governance across the organisation. Applicants should have substantial risk/compliance experience, capability in business continuity, and excellent

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in risk and/or compliance.
• Experience supporting business continuity planning in large organisations.
• Experience in enterprise risk and compliance management.
• Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills to translate exposures into actions.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the University's business continuity and risk management capability.
• Coordinate and support business impact analysis, planning and ongoing improvement.
• Work with stakeholders to strengthen preparedness and resilience.
• Coordinate risk assessments, compliance assurance activities and reporting.
• Promote practical risk management aligned with the Risk Management Framework.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Business continuity planning

Stakeholder engagement

Analytics & reporting

Education

Relevant qualification

Job description

• Attractive salary and benefits including 17% superannuation
• Join a supportive and collaborative team
• Enjoy work-life balance with a 35-hour work week and hybrid flexibility

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (until August 2027)
• Level 7 - $104,971 to $114,698 pa (plus 17% superannuation)

• Attractive salary and benefits including 17% superannuation
• Join a supportive and collaborative team
• Enjoy work-life balance with a 35-hour work week and hybrid flexibility

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (until August 2027)
• Level 7 - $104,971 to $114,698 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst or Wagga Wagga

As the Risk and Compliance Adviser, you will play a key role in strengthening the Universitys business continuity and risk management capability. You will coordinate and support business impact analysis, business continuity planning and ongoing improvement, working with stakeholders to strengthen organisation preparedness and resilience. You will also support the University's risk and compliance framework by coordinating risk assessments, compliance assurance activities, and reporting processes across the organisation. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will promote practical and effective risk management in line with the Universitys Risk Appetite and Risk Management Framework.

This position is available as a fixed term appointment or, for eligible employees, as a secondment.

To be eligible for a secondment, you must have completed probation. We encourage you to make your current manager aware before applying for a secondment opportunity.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Please note the successful applicant will be required to undertake background screening including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

About you

• Relevant qualification with 4+ years' experience in risk and/or compliance
• Experience supporting business continuity planning ideally within a large or complex organisation
• Experience in enterprise risk and compliance management in complex organisations
• Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate risk/compliance exposures into practical actions.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Office of Governance and Corporate Administration here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

Disclosure Requirement

Applicants may be required to disclose information relating to gender-based violence allegations or findings as part of the University's recruitment and screening processes.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Kim Broadley | Associate Director, Compliance | *********@csu.edu.au

To note we will be reviewing applications on submission. The position may be filled before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. Applications will close once the role is filled, or by 11pm 16 November 2026, whichever comes first.