Senior Health & Safety Advisor- Management Systems

University of New South Wales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 132,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options

Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses

Flexible 17% Superannuation

Leave loading and salary sacrifice

Retail and education discounts

Job summary

University of New South Wales in Sydney, NSW, seeks a Senior Health & Safety Advisor - Management Systems to lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the Health & Safety Management System. The role focuses on ISO 45001 alignment, data-driven decision making and enterprise-wide safety expertise.

Reporting to the Senior Health & Safety Manager - Systems, you will collaborate with stakeholders to integrate risk management across the university, drive digital transformation, and

Qualifications

• Experience developing and improving Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Ability to interpret legislation and translate to practical processes.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of UNSW's Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Align systems with ISO 45001 principles and industry best practice.
• Improve reporting, analytics and dashboards for safety data governance.
• Identify opportunities for digital transformation across safety systems.
• Provide expert advice on health and safety legislation, governance and assurance.
• Support incident investigations, risk assessments and corrective actions.
• Monitor enterprise risk trends and strengthen risk controls.
• Coordinate audits, certification activities and engagement with regulators.
• Coach leaders to strengthen risk management capability.
• Collaborate across Health & Safety and other teams to integrate risk management.

Skills

ISO 45001

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Senior Health & Safety Advisor- Management Systems

University of New South Wales – Sydney NSW

• Employment Type: Full time, Fixed term
• Duration: 2 years
• Remuneration: $132,445 - $149,228 + 17% super
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid)

About UNSW:UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

UNSW is embarking on a significant transformation of its Health & Safety function, with a focus on strengthening systems, governance, risk management, assurance, compliance, and data-driven decision making across the University. As part of this transformation, we are seeking an experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor - Management Systems to play a key role in designing, implementing and continuously improving our Health & Safety Management System.

Reporting to the Senior Health & Safety Manager - Systems, this role will provide enterprise-wide health and safety expertise focused on maintaining an ISO 45001-aligned management system, improving safety performance through digital transformation, and strengthening risk and assurance practices across the University. You will partner with stakeholders across a diverse and complex environment to embed best practice safety processes, influence positive safety outcomes, and support strategic organisational change.

Your focus:

• Lead the design, maintenance and continuous improvement of UNSW's Health & Safety Management Systems, including standards, procedures, guidance materials and tools.
• Drive the ongoing alignment of systems and processes with ISO 45001 principles and industry best practice.
• Lead initiatives to improve health and safety reporting, analytics, dashboards and data governance, ensuring high-quality insights support decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for digital transformation and continuous improvement across health and safety systems and processes.
• Provide expert advice on health and safety legislation, risk management, governance and assurance requirements.
• Support complex incident investigations, risk assessments, corrective actions and control verification activities.
• Monitor enterprise risk trends and provide recommendations to strengthen risk controls and improve organisational performance.
• Coordinate assurance activities, audits and certification requirements, including engagement with regulators and external providers as required.
• Provide coaching and technical support to leaders and stakeholders to strengthen risk management capability and safety outcomes.
• Collaborate across Health & Safety, Wellbeing, Operations and other functional teams to integrate physical and psychosocial risk management into business practices.

Who You Are: You are an experienced health and safety professional with a strong background in management systems and continuous improvement. You thrive in complex environments, combining technical expertise and stakeholder engagement to deliver practical, sustainable safety outcomes.

You will hold the following skills & experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience gained through a combination of education, training and significant health and safety experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing and improving Health & Safety Management Systems within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, ISO 45001 standards and contemporary industry best practice.
• Experience working with health and safety systems, data management, analytics, reporting and performance dashboards.
• Proven ability to interpret complex legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements and translate them into practical and user-friendly processes and documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across all levels of an organisation.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a high-level attention to detail.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the position description (found on job listing on JOBS@UNSW).

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Additional 3 days leave during December shutdown period.
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading paymentsand salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Pre-Employment Checks: As part of our recruitment process candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks, qualification verification, right-to-work verification, and criminal history screening where relevant to the role.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Advertised: 07 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 25 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time