Every woman and her family have a safe place to call home.

About Us

Women’s Housing Company (WHC) is a registered charity and Tier 1 Community Housing Provider delivering safe, secure and affordable housing for women and their families across NSW. We manage over 1,200 properties and support more
than 2,200 women and children each year through housing and specialist homelessness services.

We take a women‑centred, trauma‑informed approach, with a strong focus on older women, women with children, survivors of domestic and family violence, and single women. Guided by our values, we are growing with purpose – expanding our housing portfolio, strengthening services, and amplifying women’s voices to create lasting change.

Our Values

Courage | Integrity | Collaboration | Respect | Support

Women’s Housing Company is a diverse organisation that encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all ages, abilities and cultures.

Benefits

• Competitive NFP salary packaging, including annual leave loading and up to $18,550 tax-free
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year, birthday leave, study leave and ceremonial leave
• Flexible work arrangements aligned to role requirements
• Award-winning EAP wellbeing and coaching support program for you and your family
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and team bonding events
• Surry Hills office, just a 5-minute walk from Central Station
• Purpose-led, inclusive and values-driven work culture
• Exclusive discounts, cashback and cost-savings through Employment Hero Work
• Opportunity to make a life-changing impact in the lives of women and families

About the Role

The Senior Compliance Business Partner plays a key role in coordinating organisational compliance including internal and external reporting, quality assurance, accreditation, and risk management activities.

Working closely with senior leadership and partnering with staff across the organisation, this role ensures WHC meets all regulatory and annual community housing registrar return requirements, while also strengthening business processes and systems beyond compliance deadlines.

This is a detail-focused coordination and quality assurance role suited to someone who is methodical, calm under pressure, and confident managing multiple compliance workflows across the organisation.

Reports to: Executive Manager, Finance & Corporate Services

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (Part-Time considered)

Hours of Work: 35 (paid 38)

SCHADS Award Level: 7 (Non-award negotiable) 

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures statutory and regulatory reporting obligations are met through accurate, timely data management.
• Administers and monitors WHC’s risk management framework, including maintaining risk registers and reporting.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives based on audits, compliance findings and organisational data trends.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory standards, accreditation requirements and registration obligations.
• Oversees contractual compliance, procurement governance and centralised contract management processes.
• Coordinates internal audit program delivery, including planning, execution and reporting to leadership and Board.
• Manages policy development, review cycles and compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Leads insurance management process, ensuring adequate coverage and annual procurement reviews.
• Supports business continuity planning, including training, testing and organisational readiness.

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• At least 5 years’ experience with risk and assurance management, risk frameworks and/or internal audit
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines and processes.
• Experienced in performing internal audits and internal controls assessment
• Knowledge of Australian Standards for Risk and Compliance Management
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship management skills
• Experience with relevant software
• Mandatory National Police Check and WWCC, or willing to take one
• Full, unrestricted Australian working rights.
• Diploma of Quality Auditing (BSB50920) or similar (desirable)
• Experience within the community housing or homeless services sector advantageous (desirable)
• Experience supporting corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives (desirable)

How to Apply:

If this role and lifestyle at the Women’s Housing Company sounds like the perfect fit, we would love to hear from you!

Please click "Apply Now" and submit:

• CV
• Cover Letter outlining why you are the best candidate for this role.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• No agency referrals will be considered.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
• Only successful applicants will be contacted on the progress of their application.
• The Women’s Housing Company Limited has been granted an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and therefore we are seeking applications from suitably qualified females only.