At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Ongoing and full-time employment opportunity in a vibrant and supportive team
- Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
- Salary ranges from $149,739.00 to $173,174.00 p.a. plus super & leave loading
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader to join us as a Manager, Compliance and Environment, where you will play a key role in shaping safe and compliant learning and working environments across the Department. This role leads a high-performing team responsible for providing expert advice on compliance and environmental strategies, ensuring alignment with legislation and departmental priorities while driving continuous improvement across systems, processes and practices.
If you are someone who enjoys leading people, navigating complexity, and making a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
As Manager, Compliance and Environment you will work closely with a broad range of stakeholders to influence outcomes, manage risk, and support the delivery of strategic initiatives. This is a great opportunity to step into a visible leadership role where your expertise will directly contribute to better outcomes for schools and workplaces across NSW.
You will:
- Lead and develop a high-performing Compliance and Environment team, fostering capability, adaptability and accountability to deliver strategic priorities within agreed timeframes, quality standards and budget parameters.
- Provide authoritative, specialist advice on compliance and environmental legislation, policy and frameworks to embed best practice in program design and support informed, evidence-based decision-making.
- Build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using effective communication, negotiation and issue resolution to influence outcomes and drive alignment on key priorities.
- Identify and oversee risk assessments, projects relating to all aspects of department workplaces (schools and other), ensuring they are appropriately scoped, coordinated and delivered in accordance with legislative obligations and departmental requirements.
- Monitor, evaluate and continuously improve compliance and environmental processes and systems, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the regulatory environment.
- Oversee the management and integrity of compliance and environmental data systems, ensuring accurate, reliable information is available to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Lead the preparation and quality assurance of complex reports, briefings and correspondence, contributing to the development and implementation of compliance and environmental strategies, policies and programs.
For further information, please click here to view the role description.
About you
We are looking for someone with strong leadership capability and experience managing teams in a complex environment, along with demonstrated knowledge of compliance frameworks, environmental obligations, or regulatory settings. You will bring excellent stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to provide clear and authoritative advice, and experience overseeing projects, data systems, and reporting to support informed decision-making.
You will bring:
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to build and lead high-performing, engaged teams
- Strong knowledge of compliance, regulatory frameworks and/or environmental requirements within a complex organisation
- Demonstrated ability to provide clear, authoritative advice to senior stakeholders and support informed decision-making
- Experience managing risk, delivering projects, and driving continuous improvement across systems and processes
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills
- Strong analytical capability, with experience using data and reporting to inform strategy and operations
- Ability to navigate complexity, set priorities and deliver outcomes within tight timeframes
Essential requirements of the role
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Work, Health and Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
- Current driver's licence.
- Expectation that the successful candidate will attend 105 Philip St Parramatta five days a fortnight.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
How to apply
If you are interested in joining the team, we want to hear from you!
Please attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applyingto assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click herefor instructions on how to submit your application.
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date: Tues 26th of May 2026 at 11:59pm.
For role enquiries please contact Jen Martin, R/Director Incident Notification and Emergency Response jennifer.martin37@det.nsw.edu.au or on 0407 158 849.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
