Senior WHS and Case Management Advisor

Sport Integrity Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sport Integrity Australia is seeking a Senior WHS Advisor to join the People and Capability team in Canberra. The role will shape WHS, psychosocial safety, injury management and employee case management across the agency, providing practical, defensible guidance under limited direction.

You will lead WHS initiatives, embed proactive risk management and strengthen safety culture while delivering training and tools to managers and staff. This is an ongoing role based in ACT.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of WHS legislation and practice.
• Experience managing complex WHS matters, workers’ compensation, rehabilitation and return-to-work processes.
• Ability to interpret legislation and policy to provide practical advice.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills.
• Strong written communication for briefs, reports and procedures.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate WHS advice to managers, workers and stakeholders.
• Manage hazards, incidents and WHS risks with investigations and corrective actions.
• Coordinate WHS consultation, governance and reporting.
• Lead WHS improvement initiatives and maintain procedures, tools and registers.
• Analyse WHS data to identify trends and strengthen controls.
• Manage complex health, injury, rehabilitation and return-to-work matters.
• Collaborate with business areas to develop WHS tools and protocols for remote work and high-risk activities.
• Prepare briefs, correspondence and governance papers for senior decision-makers.

Skills

WHS legislation knowledge

Risk management

Incident management

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Training and education delivery

Prioritisation and time management

Job description

• APS Level 6, $109,508 - $119,513 Senior WHS Advisor
• ACT
• Ongoing/Non-ongoing

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Sport Integrity Australia’s People and Capability team in a newly established role that will help shape and strengthen the agency’s WHS, psychosocial safety, injury management, rehabilitation and employee case management functions.

The Senior WHS and Case Management Advisor delivers practical WHS, wellbeing and employee case management support that contributes to a safe, respectful and legislatively compliant workplace. Working under limited direction as a senior subject‑matter adviser, the role applies technical and professional knowledge to complex and sensitive matters, exercises sound judgement, and develops practical and defensible solutions.

The position leads and coordinates the day‑to‑day implementation of Sport Integrity Australia’s WHS project under the oversight of the Assistant Director, People Support. This includes strengthening the WHS management framework, embedding proactive psychosocial risk management, improving access to practical WHS tools and information, supporting a shift towards preventative risk management, fostering leadership capability and building a strong safety culture.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Specialist knowledge of WHS legislation and practice, including risk management, consultation, psychosocial hazards, and incident management.
• Experience managing complex WHS matters, workers’ compensation claims, rehabilitation and return-to-work processes, and knowledge of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
• The ability to interpret legislation, enterprise agreements, policy and guidance and translate complex requirements into clear, practical and defensible advice.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment and problem‑solving skills, with sound judgement and discretion in managing complex, sensitive and high‑risk matters.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience preparing clear and balanced briefs, reports, correspondence, procedures and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust, navigate competing perspectives and support managers and employees through complex matters.
• Experience developing WHS programs and delivering education and training that builds manager and employee capability.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate workflows, maintain accurate records and deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes.

The key duties of the position include:

• Provide timely, accurate and risk-based WHS advice to managers, workers, Health and Safety Representatives and other stakeholders.
• Manage physical and psychosocial hazards, incidents and WHS risks, including assessment, investigation, escalation and corrective actions.
• Coordinate WHS consultation and governance, including committees, inspections, risk reviews, action tracking and reporting.
• Lead implementation of WHS improvement initiatives and maintain fit-for-purpose procedures, guidance, tools, registers and reporting.
• Analyse WHS data to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities to strengthen controls.
• Manage complex health, injury, rehabilitation, return-to-work and workplace adjustment matters in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and medical evidence.
• Partner with relevant business areas to develop and implement WHS procedures, risk‑assessment tools, checklists and escalation protocols for remote and isolated work, travel and other higher‑risk activities.
• Provide procedural advice and coordination for complex performance, conduct, workplace conflict and complaint matters, including fact‑finding and investigation activities.
• Prepare clear, balanced and evidence‑based briefs, correspondence, reports, governance papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and decisionmakers.