• Compliance & Assurance Senior Advisor

• Salary package: $150,000 + 14% superannuation
• Location: Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne

The Organisation:

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep Australia’s aviation industry safe every day of the year, both in the air and on the ground.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role

The purpose of Airservices is “connecting people with their world safely”. To deliver this we are undertaking transformational change for tomorrow and beyond. That means we have immediate priorities supporting service delivery performance and resilience improvement, and longer-term transformation change. These longer-term initiatives include Western Sydney International Airport, uncrewed services integration, enterprise network modernisation, and OneSKY air traffic management system.

We are filling this role following operating model changes of the now GRC & Audit team. Reporting to the Risk & Compliance Lead (Manager), the Compliance & Assurance Senior Advisor is responsible for both day-to-day delivery of compliance and assurance activity and also the longer term strategy aligned activity. The role is expected to deliver its outcomes through autonomous decision making with support rather than direction from the Risk & Compliance lead.

The role is responsible for leading and facilitating compliance across the organisation, including gaining an uplift in compliance maturity. This role is the face of compliance for the GRC team, and will collaborate across the business to drive an uplift in compliance capability. This also incudes the development of, and maintaining, the organisation obligations register through both leading and collaborating with the business. The role will perform assurance across the GRC owned frameworks and also support the development of a risk based assurance approach across the organisation.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

Position Description Senior Compliance Assurance Advisor.pdf

The Person

You will be a member of a small GRC team. You will be comfortable to work within complexity and will have a practical and outcomes focused approach.

You are highly experienced in assurance and compliance, both as hands-on delivery for GRC activity and to support and influence leaders across the business to deliver on their compliance and assurance outcomes. You are also having an approach of curiosity to understand the perspective of the business to apply a practical approach, particularly to understand the difference for those teams working with regulated service restrictions.

Skills and Experience

You will have:

• 7+ years’ experience in compliance and assurance
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience
• Highly developed influencing skills to work effectively across diverse stakeholders
• High level of problem solving analytical and reporting skills
• Highly effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience in utilising technology and systems to achieve work objectives

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Airservices Australia is a diverse and inclusive employer that recognises the benefits of having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. We encourage applications from diverse groups including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Airservices values social and cultural diversity and is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment.

Should you require any further information please contact Siv Srisivalingam, Risk & Compliance Lead (Manager) via email [email protected]

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please lodge an application online via the “apply link” attaching your resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience and how they relate to this role.

Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Wednesday 26th March 2025