Senior Health & Safety Advisor- Management Systems

• Employment Type: Full time, Fixed term
• Duration: 2 years
• Remuneration: $132,445 - $149,228 + 17% super
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid)

About UNSW: UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

UNSW is embarking on a significant transformation of its Health & Safety function, with a focus on strengthening systems, governance, risk management, assurance, compliance, and data-driven decision making across the University. As part of this transformation, we are seeking an experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor - Management Systems to play a key role in designing, implementing and continuously improving our Health & Safety Management System.

Reporting to the Senior Health & Safety Manager - Systems, this role will provide enterprise-wide health and safety expertise focused on maintaining an ISO 45001-aligned management system, improving safety performance through digital transformation, and strengthening risk and assurance practices across the University. You will partner with stakeholders across a diverse and complex environment to embed best practice safety processes, influence positive safety outcomes, and support strategic organisational change.

Your focus:

• Lead the design, maintenance and continuous improvement of UNSW's Health & Safety Management Systems, including standards, procedures, guidance materials and tools.
• Drive the ongoing alignment of systems and processes with ISO 45001 principles and industry best practice.
• Lead initiatives to improve health and safety reporting, analytics, dashboards and data governance, ensuring high-quality insights support decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for digital transformation and continuous improvement across health and safety systems and processes.
• Provide expert advice on health and safety legislation, risk management, governance and assurance requirements.
• Support complex incident investigations, risk assessments, corrective actions and control verification activities.
• Monitor enterprise risk trends and provide recommendations to strengthen risk controls and improve organisational performance.
• Coordinate assurance activities, audits and certification requirements, including engagement with regulators and external providers as required.
• Provide coaching and technical support to leaders and stakeholders to strengthen risk management capability and safety outcomes.
• Collaborate across Health & Safety, Wellbeing, Operations and other functional teams to integrate physical and psychosocial risk management into business practices.

Who You Are: You are an experienced health and safety professional with a strong background in management systems and continuous improvement. You thrive in complex environments, combining technical expertise and stakeholder engagement to deliver practical, sustainable safety outcomes.

You will hold the following skills & experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience gained through a combination of education, training and significant health and safety experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing and improving Health & Safety Management Systems within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, ISO 45001 standards and contemporary industry best practice.
• Experience working with health and safety systems, data management, analytics, reporting and performance dashboards.
• Proven ability to interpret complex legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements and translate them into practical and user-friendly processes and documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across all levels of an organisation.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a high-level attention to detail.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the position description (found on job listing on JOBS@UNSW).

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter (required) detailing your interest and suitability for the job before Sunday 25th October by 11:55pm.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include: 

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Additional 3 days leave during December shutdown period.
• Career development opportunities 
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

Job queries contact: For queries on the recruitment process, please contact Rachel Darcy: r.darcy@unsw.edu.au

Please note applications sent directly to the contacts above cannot be accepted.   

Pre-Employment Checks: As part of our recruitment process candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks, qualification verification, right-to-work verification, and criminal history screening where relevant to the role.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.