The Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief People Officer and as a key member of the People & Culture leadership team, you will:
* Lead a team of 10 WHS professionals, including injury management, regulatory, and specialist safety roles.
* Maintain and enhance ECU's strong physical safety performance.
* Develop and implement a psychosocial safety framework, education programs, and wellbeing strategies.
* Influence leaders, executives, and accountable officers to embed a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
* Work collaboratively at Enterprise level to develop and integrate WHS and wellbeing initiatives.
Key Priorities
* Drive psychosocial risk maturity and implement a contemporary wellbeing framework.
* Maintain and build on ECU's excellent safety systems, compliance, and reporting.
* Empower and develop your WHS team while breaking down silos across the organisation.
* Provide strategic advice to executives and the University Council to strengthen governance and compliance.
About You
You are a strategic and influential WHS leader with:
* Extensive experience leading work health, safety and wellbeing in complex, bureaucratic environments (higher education, government, or large public agencies preferred).
* Proven ability in psychosocial safety, wellbeing strategy, and risk‐based decision‐making.
* Strong people leadership skills, with a track record of developing high‐performing teams.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and the ability to navigate hierarchical governance structures.
* Confidence influencing senior leaders while promoting a positive, collaborative safety culture.
* Tertiary qualifications to support your practical experience.
If you are a pragmatic, people‐oriented WHS leader ready to make a tangible impact on staff wellbeing and safety across a dynamic, multi‐campus university environment, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply now or email your CV to
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