Risk and Compliance Adviser

493520
- 90 Sippy Downs Drive, UniSC Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 4556
- Governance and Risk Management
- Professional Level 8
- Full-Time
- Governance and Risk Management, Sunshine Coast Campus, Sippy Downs
- Professional Level 8 - $115,240 - $130,514 p.a.plus up to 17% employer superannuation
- Full-time, fixed term appointment until 31 December 2026

**The Opportunity**

Join a high-impact team at UniSC as a Risk and Compliance Adviser - Business Continuity and Resilience, where you’ll play a central role in strengthening the University’s approach to resilience, business continuity, and risk management. As part of the Governance and Risk Management portfolio, you will contribute to a transparent, consistent, and accountable framework that underpins the University’s operations—supporting teaching, research, and administration.

This is a strategically important role that combines high-level advisory responsibilities with hands-on implementation. You will lead business resilience planning, develop and deliver risk and compliance frameworks, conduct business impact analyses, manage critical plans, and provide specialist advice across the University. Your work will help embed a culture of informed risk-taking, ethical decision-making, and legislative compliance across all levels of the organisation.

Working closely with stakeholders across the University community, you will help drive continuous improvement through training, assessments, control evaluations, and collaborative initiatives that build resilience and ensure operational integrity.

**You Will**:

- lead business resilience and continuity planning activities across the University and maintain the University’s Business Continuity and Resilience Framework, including Emergency Management and Critical Incident Plans;
- conduct and support annual business impact analyses and reviews of the University’s business continuity and emergency management plans; and
- develop and implement risk and compliance frameworks, including undertaking risk assessments and recommending mitigation strategies.

**About You**

You are an experienced and detail-oriented professional who understands the importance of a well-governed, compliant, and risk-aware institution. You bring both strategic thinking and a practical mindset to your work—capable of influencing high-level discussions and delivering effective, on-the-ground outcomes.

With a collaborative and consultative approach, you’re skilled at building trusted relationships with stakeholders, confidently navigating complex institutional environments, and explaining risk, resilience, and emergency management concepts in a way that’s clear, actionable, and accessible. Your work style is proactive, ethical, and solutions-focused, and you are motivated by making a positive impact on organisational culture and performance.

**You Will Possess**:

- tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g. risk, business continuity, emergency management, law, compliance, governance) with substantial experience in risk, compliance and/or emergency management within a complex environment;
- demonstrated experience in business continuity planning and emergency management, including facilitating cross-functional risk assessments and crisis simulations;
- strong working knowledge of risk mitigation strategies, controls, and treatments;
- demonstrated experience in developing and presenting detailed risk and compliance reports to senior stakeholders;
- excellent understanding of Australian Standards for Risk and Compliance Management, with the ability to interpret legislation, policy, and regulatory frameworks;
- outstanding stakeholder relationship and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels of an organisation; and
- high-level written communication skills, with experience developing and delivering business continuity and resilience training and awareness programs.

**Desirable**:

- knowledge of compliance obligations and relevant legislation within the higher education sector;
- postgraduate qualifications in risk management, emergency management, or a related field.

**_Position Descrip_**tion -**493520 - Risk and Compliance Adviser**

**Applications for this position close**midnight, Monday 18 August 2025.
- a resume and a statement of suitability (not to exceed two pages), which will be reviewed in alignment to the specified selection criteria as outlined within the position description.

We would love the opportunity to get to know you better, but we know it works both ways. To get to know a little more about us, visit us at: Welcome to UniSC and LinkedIn Life

Have questions or want to know more? For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Timothy Jensen
- Director, Governance and Risk Management_ - Governance and Risk Management
Telephone: 07 5456 3911

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