Senior Work Health & Safety Advisor

• Max Term Contract role until May 2027
• Full Time Hours
• Burwood East Location, with 3 days in office and 2 from home

Lead the rollout of key WHS audit recommendations and strengthen safety systems, governance and risk maturity across World Vision Australia.

Bring senior stakeholder influence and a consultative approach to psychosocial risk, incident management, RTW and travel safety.

We’re looking for a Senior WHS Advisor who can turn audit recommendations into practical, embedded improvements. This is a hands-on senior advisory role focused on stakeholder consultation, WHS governance, psychosocial risk maturity, incidents, return to work and travel safety.

About the role

Success in this role will be seen through the implementation of WHS audit actions, clear progress against action plans, effective risk registers, strong committee and Board reporting, and positive stakeholder feedback on how WHS advice and change is delivered.

What you’ll do

• Drive implementation of WHS audit recommendations, action plans, frameworks, policies, procedures and risk registers
• Manage WHS Committee coordination, risk reviews, incident management, corrective actions and data for leadership and Board papers
• Coordinate Return to work, workers compensation and injury management support, including working with leaders, workers and providers
• Build maturity in psychosocial hazards and risks and travel safety through strong consultation across the organisation

About you

• A senior WHS professional with excellent stakeholder management, consultative and influencing skills across all levels of an organisation
• Proven experience implementing audit recommendations, action plans, WHS frameworks, policies, procedures and risk registers
• Strong experience with WHS committees, risk reviews, incidents, investigations, return to work, workers compensation and governance reporting
• Confidence building organisational maturity in psychosocial risk and travel safety, supported by contemporary WHS knowledge and a relevant qualification

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working alongside a global community of staff and supporters who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward.

The Selection Process

For your information, interviews will start immediately and the role may be filled before the closing date.

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We are committed to all children and adults being safe, well and empowered through our programs, activities, management and governance. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.

Who we are

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.

Apply now

If you’re an experienced WHS professional who brings strong technical knowledge, sound judgement and a consultative approach to building safe and healthy workplaces, we’d love to hear from you.