Manager: Research Ethics and Compliance

Lead and manage research integrity, ethics and compliance functions at UniSA
- Full-time, continuing position based in Research & Innovation Services at the Mawson Lakes campus
- Commencement Salary: $123,186 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

**About the Role**

The Manager: Research Ethics and Compliance is responsible for the leadership and operational management of the UniSA Research Ethics and Compliance team. This role provides support, training and quality advice to researchers, senior staff and Committee Chairs and members, to ensure that research undertaken at UniSA is conducted responsibly and is compliant with both UniSA internal policies and procedures and with statutory and legislative requirements related to ethical and responsible research.

The position contributes to ensuring currency of key UniSA research policies and procedures and continuous improvement in risk management practices related to research integrity, ethics and compliance. This position takes a leading role in supporting the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise to appropriately manage and address complaints connected to research integrity or practices at UniSA.

**About UniSA**

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

**Research and Innovation Services** provides support for the management of research, and administers internal and national competitive research grants. It is also responsible for ensuring the responsible and ethical conduct of research and for developing and implementing strategic initiatives to improve the quality of the experience and outcomes for postgraduate research students.

The **Research Ethics** team provides training, support and services to ensure UniSA research is conducted in a responsible manner, and complies with the requirements of legislation, policies and procedures, codes and guidelines. The Research Ethics and Compliance team includes specialist support in all areas of ethics and compliance relevant to UniSA’s core research areas and consists of Human Ethics, Animal Welfare, Animal Ethics, Ethics and Biosafety and Ethics Support Officers. Additional responsibilities cover autonomous sanctions, defence export controls and biosecurity.

**Core Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and coordinate the administration of the ethics, compliance and integrity functions, ensuring that UniSA manages key risks balanced with enabling timely research activity
- Build and maintain strategic working relationships with the University community, and provide expert strategic advice and guidance to Academic Units, researchers and other key internal stakeholders to drive a culture of excellence in research integrity and conduct and ethical research practice
- Provide strategic advice to the Deputy Director: RIS and Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise on emerging developments in related legislation, codes of practices or national policy related to research ethics, compliance and integrity
- Provide effective leadership, management and supervision of the Research Integrity team, to provide high quality and proactive services, support and advice to researchers and to the University and its Committees

**Essential Skills and Experience
- Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field with relevant experience or equivalent extensive relevant experience in research management and administration, particularly in relation to ethics, integrity and compliance
- Experience in, and knowledge of, current developments in in the Australian research landscape, research related policy and practice and the Australian Code of Responsible Conduct of Research
- Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the current legislation, standards and codes of practice relating to human, animal welfare, biosafety, defence trade controls, biosecurity and foreign interactions/influence and their implications for the conduct of research in the university environment
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge and skills in management and a leadership track record of successfully managing multidisciplinary and resilient teams supported by constructive supervision and performance development and to lead and motivate staff to achieve a culture of service excellence
- Proven ability to quickly acquire knowledge and understanding of external policies, procedures and legislative requirements and to provide high level interpretation and advice and lead systemic compliance for UniSA

**Benefits**

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

- Access to