University of the Sunshine Coast - Melbourne VIC

- People and Culture | UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus, Sippy Downs
- Attractive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience, plus 17% superannuation
- Full-time, ongoing opportunity with relocation assistance available for interstate candidates

The Opportunity

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.

You will

- 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.

About you

You are an accomplished Health, Safety and Wellbeing leader with the experience, credibility and strategic capability to lead HSW at enterprise scale.



You have led a significant HSW function within a large, multi-site or similarly complex organisation, bringing depth across strategy, governance, operational risk, compliance, wellbeing and culture.

You are comfortable operating at every level, advising executives and governance groups on complex and emerging risks while remaining connected to operational realities. You bring sound judgement, contemporary HSW expertise and the ability to turn strategy and leading practice into practical, sustainable outcomes.

An authentic and influential people leader, you build high-performing specialist teams and trusted partnerships across diverse environments. You know that outstanding HSW leadership goes beyond compliance, building capability, influencing culture and creating shared ownership for a safe, healthy and thriving workplace.

You will possess:

- 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. Relocation assistance is available for successful interstate candidates.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful, University-wide impact while leading the continued evolution of UniSC's health, safety and wellbeing function.

UniSC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, women in STEM, First Nations Peoples, and individuals of diverse cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences. We value achievement relative to opportunity and encourage your commentary on your achievements in this context. For additional support during the application process, please contact us at *************@usc.edu.au or call +61 .

Position Description: _Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing.pdf

UniSC does not accept unsolicited applications. For agency inquiries, contact *************@usc.edu.au

Deborah Walker
Director, People and Culture
Email: ********@usc.edu.au

Discover UniSC

We're all about doing work that matters, connecting with great people, and being part of an incredible journey. While we're not the largest university, we are one of the fastest growing in Australia, now with over 2,000 staff across five campuses in South East Queensland and an expanding presence in major capital cities, and we're making a big impact every day through ground-breaking research, a strong commitment to sustainability, high-performance sport, and award-winning alumni.

We are committed to delivering high-quality research and teaching that address major global and regional challenges, with established and emerging strengths in sustainability, environmental systems, biodiversity, aquaculture, preventative health and regional resilience. Our research excellence is internationally recognised through strong performance in global benchmarking, including leading rankings in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings for "Zero Hunger", "Climate Action" and "Life on Land". UniSC is also recognised for its teaching excellence, with a strong emphasis on student success, innovative and engaging learning experiences, and strong graduate outcomes that equip learners to make meaningful contributions in their chosen fields. As the only university operating within three

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📌 Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing (Melbourne)
🏢 University of the Sunshine Coast
📍 Melbourne