Compliance Coordinator

Overview:

• Full-time, Continuing position

• Salary HEW Level 7 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You

As the Compliance Coordinator - Reviews and Reports, you will support RMIT's independent compliance assurance activities and reviews for all relevant education legislation and regulations. You will work as part of a small team that is responsible for delivering an annual program of work that assures quality, identifies and manages institutional education regulation risks and outcomes, cyclical compliance monitoring and reporting activities in relation to the relevant Education Regulation Standards and Acts.

To be successful in this position, you will have as a minimum:

• Outstanding scheduling and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and to meet team and management timelines.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret regulatory requirements, threshold requirements and standards in an education context, relevant to Australian and international education and the operations of a dual sector global university.

• Knowledge of academic and administrative policies and procedures and knowledge of relevant legislation and implications for the broader organisation.

• Ability to interpret evidence against compliance requirements, and provide advice and make relevant recommendations to ERCA managers and RMIT stakeholders.

• Capable at adapting and/or re-prioritising projects and tasks at short notice, to assist team and managers in meeting unexpected and tight legislative or statutory deadlines at short notice.

• A relevant tertiary qualification and experience in an assurance or compliance environment in a University, multi-sector environment, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience from a regulatory or tertiary education environment.

• Experience working with an education regulator or with transnational parternships is highly desirable.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

The Office of the Vice-Chancellor (OVC) Portfolio supports the Vice-Chancellor and President in all aspects of their work, and provides specialist strategic advice on, and has oversight of, enterprise governance, compliance, policy, regulatory, and student lifecycle functions, activities and services.

The OVC Portfolio comprises two groups: the Executive Office, and the University Secretariat and Academic Registrar's Group.

The Executive Office provides strategic, executive, and advisory support to the Vice-Chancellor, and facilitates their engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders including the university community, industry, external partners, as well as the executive and other stakeholders. The Executive Office sets and advises on the "rhythm of the business" to support the flow of ideas and actions across the University, and oversees executive operations including provision of advice and secretariat support for the University Executive Committee. The Executive Office also supports the Vice-Chancellor's strategic work program to ensure longitudinal alignment with RMIT's Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Values.

The University Secretariat and Academic Registrar's Group (USARG) is responsible for a range of governance, compliance, regulatory, and student lifecycle activities from enrolment though to graduation. The USARG operating environment is highly complex in view of more than 99,000 student enrolments across the University in both vocational and higher education programs at campuses in Melbourne, Europe and Vietnam, as well as at several offshore locations in conjunction with educational and industry partners. The USARG has a staff establishment of around 145 EFT across Australia and Vietnam, and an operating budget in excess of $20 million.

Core University services provided by the USARG include: Academic Governance and Systems: government reporting, systems operations, academic and admissions governance; invigilated assessment (accreditation compliance); Enrolment and Student Records: student financials governance, student records, enrolment compliance and records, student visa and identity compliance, and global student records; Completions and Graduations: program completions and graduation ceremonies; University Secretariat: Council Committees and controlled entities; Education Regulation, Compliance and Assurance: regulatory compliance and assurance; Office of the University Secretary and Academic Registrar: complex and high risk student matters, external review and stakeholder requests, privacy and freedom of information, compliance, central policy, and contract services.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the 'Apply' link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Janelle Williams Hurley, Senior Compliance Manager via email

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For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Emily Kaye, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at

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Position Description –

Compliance Coordinator

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Applications Close:

4 Nov pm

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