Risk and Compliance Adviser
- Bathurst, NSW
- Wagga Wagga, NSW
- Fixed Term - Full Time
- Closing on: Nov 16 2026
- Attractive salary and benefits including 17% superannuation
- Join a supportive and collaborative team
- Enjoy work-life balance with a 35-hour work week and hybrid flexibility
The role
- Full Time, Fixed Term (until August 2027)
- Level 7 - $104,971 to $114,698 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
- Bathurst or Wagga Wagga
As the Risk and Compliance Adviser, you will play a key role in strengthening the University’s business continuity and risk management capability. You will coordinate and support business impact analysis, business continuity planning and ongoing improvement, working with stakeholders to strengthen organisation preparedness and resilience. You will also support the University's risk and compliance framework by coordinating risk assessments, compliance assurance activities, and reporting processes across the organisation. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will promote practical and effective risk management in line with the University’s Risk Appetite and Risk Management Framework.
About you
- Relevant qualification with 4+ years' experience in risk and/or compliance
- Experience supporting business continuity planning ideally within a large or complex organisation
- Experience in enterprise risk and compliance management in complex organisations
- Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate risk/compliance exposures into practical actions.
About us
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
Learn more about the Office of Governance and Corporate Administration here.
Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.
Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.
To apply
Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a “statement of suitability” demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.
This position is available as a fixed term appointment or, for eligible employees, as a secondment.
This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.
Please note the successful applicant will be required to undertake background screening including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
Disclosure Requirement
Applicants may be required to disclose information relating to gender-based violence allegations or findings as part of the University's recruitment and screening processes.
Further information
Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:
Kim Broadley | Associate Director, Compliance | kbroadley@csu.edu.au
Please note we will be reviewing applications on submission. The position may be filled before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. Applications will close once the role is filled, or by 11pm 16 November 2026, whichever comes first.