- A key role with strong senior leadership visibility, offering the opportunity to influence real change and improve outcomes for staff across the University.
- Full-time (1.0 FTE) appointment on a fixed term basis for 1 year.
- This roles offers the option of true flexibility working on-site, hybrid or fully remote.
- Base salary range: $129,497–$137,029 p.a. plus 17% superannuation.
At UWA, we’re shaping a high-performance People & Culture function, and we’re looking for a sharp, systems-minded compliance professional to help us build strong foundations that enable trust, fairness, and consistency across the employee lifecycle.
Whether you’re a high-performing P&C Business Partner with a keen eye for process and policy, or a Recruitment or Operations lead ready to step into a broader role, this could be the perfect next move.
About the role
This is a high-visibility role with a wide remit: employment compliance across recruitment, onboarding, contracts, classification, and pre-employment checks. You’ll work across teams to embed controls, uplift policy and practice, and make compliance practical, proactive, and valued.
You won’t just audit and advise, you’ll help shape smarter, fairer systems that scale.
What you’ll do
- Implement audit recommendations by embedding practical controls across recruitment, onboarding, contracts, and employment checks , with clear ownership and sustainable design.
- Strengthen core processes by improving templates, delegation pathways, and approval practices to ensure consistency , transparency , and alignment with legislation.
- Collaborate across teams including Talent, People Operations, Payroll, and Business Partnering to ensure our systems, workflows, and decisions support downstream accuracy and compliance.
- Monitor and uplift compliance by conducting reviews, building dashboards, and coaching leaders and P&C staff to close gaps and build capability.
What you’ll bring
- Strong understanding of employment compliance, especially across recruitment, contracts, onboarding, and pre-employment requirements , with the ability to turn obligations into practical action.
- Experience leading process improvement in people teams , including designing or redesigning workflows, templates, and audit response actions.
- Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to build trust, navigate complexity, and work effectively across P&C, finance, and leadership groups.
- Technical awareness of People systems, with familiarity in platforms like PageUp, ServiceNow, and Ascender (aPay) considered a plus.
Special Requirements
- A National Police Clearance
Position description: POSITION DESCRIPTION People & Culture Compliance Manager - (520604).docx
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Drew Williams, at drew.williams@uwa.edu.au
How to apply
Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.
Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Thursday 3rd July 2025.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
About the University
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.
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Our commitment to inclusion and diversity
UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively, you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.
If you have questions, contact the person listed in the ad or email people@uwa.edu.au with the 6-digit job reference number.