Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing

UniSC • UniSC Sunshine Coast, BC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

UniSC is seeking an accomplished and influential Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing to provide enterprise leadership across health, safety, wellbeing and injury management. Reporting to the Chief People Officer and as a key member of the P&C leadership team, you will lead a specialist function with significant reach across UniSC’s diverse, multi-site environment. With responsibility for UniSC’s HSW strategy and operating framework, you will work closely with University Executive and senior leaders to shape strategy, strengthen governance and manage complex and emerging risk. You will bring together strategic leadership and operational expertise, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing are embedded in organisational decision-making, planning and everyday practice. This is a significant leadership opportunity to shape the next evolution of HSW at UniSC. You will influence across academic, professional and operational environments, build organisational capability and lead a specialist team to deliver meaningful and sustainable improvements in safety, wellbeing and organisational performance.

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications, or equivalent combination of qualifications and extensive senior experience, in Workplace Health and Safety, Occupational Health, Organisational Psychology, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Substantial senior leadership experience in Health, Safety and Wellbeing within a large, complex and multi-site organisation, with the breadth and depth to lead an enterprise-wide function.
• A strong track record of shaping and delivering contemporary HSW strategies, frameworks and systems that strengthen organisational performance, culture and capability.
• Deep expertise across safety leadership, risk, governance, compliance and assurance, with the judgement to navigate complex and emerging issues.
• Demonstrated success in shifting safety culture and building organisational ownership, translating strategy and evidence into practical and sustainable change.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing specialist teams, building capability, accountability and performance.
• The credibility, presence and influencing capability to operate effectively with senior executives, governance bodies and diverse stakeholders across a complex organisation.
• Capacity to work primarily from UniSC’s Sippy Downs campus on the Sunshine Coast, four days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Relocation assistance is available for successful interstate candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise HSW strategy and direction, strengthening a proactive and mature safety culture across a complex, multi-site University.
• Lead and develop a specialist HSW team, building capability, accountability and high performance across health, safety, wellbeing and injury management.
• Advise and influence Executive and senior leaders, bringing sound judgement and expertise to complex health, safety, risk and organisational matters.
• Strengthen governance, systems and assurance, ensuring contemporary frameworks and practices effectively manage risk and regulatory obligations.
• Drive organisational capability and performance, using evidence, insight and meaningful measures to identify priorities and improve outcomes.
• Build shared ownership for HSW, creating trusted partnerships and embedding health, safety and wellbeing across how UniSC leads and operates.

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience, plus 17% superannuation
• Relocation assistance available for interstate candidates
• Flexible work arrangements & generous leave options.
• Salary packing options + 17% Super.
• EAP, fitness passport & discounted private health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed