Compliance & Assurance Manager
- Lead governance, compliance and assurance systems, strategies and continuous improvement across the health network.
- Advise executives and senior managers on legislative obligations, risk, compliance performance and organisational change.
- Develop and review policies, monitor compliance, manage records and prepare high-level reports and briefings.
- Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable.
- ASO6 | Administrative Services Officer Level 6 | $105,747.00 to $111,854.00 p.a.
- Employment: Full time | Ongoing Permanent
- Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About the Role:
Join the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network as our Compliance and Assurance Manager, where you will play a key leadership role in strengthening organisational governance, compliance and assurance. Lead the development and improvement of systems, processes and strategies to ensure legislative, policy and regulatory obligations are met, while providing expert advice and support to Executive and Senior Managers. This is an exciting opportunity to influence organisational performance, drive continuous improvement and contribute to the delivery of safe, high-quality health services across the region.
What We're Looking For:
Essential Criteria
- Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead change and manage governance and risk.
- Highly developed leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience developing and reviewing compliance policies, strategies, systems and performance measures.
- Experience interpreting legislation, monitoring compliance, records management and preparing high-level reports and briefings.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, including FOI, integrated compliance frameworks and Aboriginal cultural awareness, with a commitment to further training where required.
Desired Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualification and experience leading organisational change and enterprise compliance.
- Experience across health and human services settings, preferably in regional South Australia.
- Knowledge of health service delivery, government health policies, change management and legislative information disclosure requirements.
About Us
The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.
- We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
- Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
- Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
- Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support
- Join RMCLHN's Corporate and Administration Professionals Team (video)
Applicant Information
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
- Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category C
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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Enquiries
Jeanette Brown
Position: Director Governance and Executive Services
Phone: *********
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Application Closing Date
20 November 2026 - 11.55PM
Attachments
ASO6 - Compliance and Assurance Manager - Role descrtiption.pdf
About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet (Digital Version).pdf
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