Manager, Institutional Assurance | Governance and Assurance

Continuing, full time

$135,213 to $144,591 per annum (HEO9) + 17% super

Salary packaging options available

Generous leave entitlements including Christmas shutdown, parental, cultural, gender affirmation & domestic violence

5 weeks annual leave + Christmas shutdown leave

Armidale based role. Flexible or hybrid work arrangements available.

Relocation assistance available

Free on campus parking

On campus state of the art sporting and athletic facilities (Sport UNE)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support

Diverse and supportive workplace with UNE Ally Network, Equity Committee, Queer Space

About the role

As Manager, Institutional Assurance, you'll play a meaningful role in how UNE understands and strengthens its own governance and performance. Working across the University, you'll coordinate assurance activities, evaluate evidence and institutional arrangements, and provide clear, practical advice to senior leaders and governance bodies. You'll identify opportunities for improvement and help ensure UNE meets its regulatory and compliance obligations with confidence. Just as importantly, you'll help build long-term capability - working with teams across UNE to embed effective self-assurance into everyday management and decision-making, so it becomes part of how the University naturally operates. It's a role that suits someone who enjoys working with complexity, values evidence-based thinking, and wants to contribute to meaningful institutional improvement.

About you





You will be a credible and thoughtful professional who brings:

- A sound, evidence-informed approach to assurance, governance and regulatory matters
- Strong analytical judgement - able to make sense of complex information and translate it into clear, practical insights
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively across different teams and levels of the organisation
- The confidence to provide constructive challenge while supporting shared ownership of improvement
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor your message for a range of audiences
- A genuine interest in continuous improvement and embedding effective assurance practices into everyday organisational life
- A genuine interest in continuous improvement and helping embed effective self‑assurance into everyday organisational practice.

About the Department

This role is part of the Governance and Assurance portfolio at UNE - a team that supports effective governance, risk management, institutional assurance and regulatory accountability across the University.



The team works closely with senior leadership and plays an important role in providing the information and advice that underpins sound decision‑making at all levels. It's a small team where your contribution will be visible and valued.

Enquiries

To discuss this role please contact Tahlia Stace, phone: 6773 3541, email: ***@une.edu.au.

If you require any adjustments or support to fully participate, such as an alternative format for the application form, please contact your Talent Acquisition Consultant at ****@une.edu.au or on 02 6773 3*

If you have a disability and would like a confidential conversation about working at UNE, you are welcome to contact our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team.

Please visit www.une.edu.au/jobs-at-une for further information about this position and other career opportunities at UNE.

About Armidale

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📌 Manager Institutional Assurance (Armidale)
🏢 University Of New England
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