Edith Cowan University (ECU) Sri Lanka is the first Australian university to establish a direct campus in Sri Lanka, offering students the opportunity to experience an authentic Australian education. We deliver both pathway and bachelor’s programs that reflect the same academic excellence, teaching quality, and student focused approach as ECU Australia. As Manager you will be joining the Quality & Compliance Team.

1. Overview and Objectives of the Position:

The Quality and Compliance Manager ensures that ECU SL remains compliant with relevant non-financial registration and legislative requirements and provides advice and manages ECU SL governance processes.

This role will embed quality practices including management and oversight of compliance and quality audits, accreditation and registration, continuous improvement of the policy framework, strategic and operational planning, reporting to legislative bodies, and overall compliance with the regulatory framework within which ECU SL operates.

The role will operate within a dual-jurisdiction regulatory environment, ensuring alignment with both Australian and Sri Lankan legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as University partner and Navitas obligations.

Act as a member of the ECU SL Senior Management Team.

1. Key Result Areas:

Business Partnering

• Provide compliance business partnering services to ECU SL Senior Management Team
• Establish and maintain strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders such as ECU SL executives, regulatory authorities and university partners
• Participate in strategic planning with ECU SL executive
• Deliver compliance training and induction to ECU SL staff
• Work with Navitas’ UPA Governance, Risk & Compliance team where appropriate.

Governance & Risk Management

• Manage ECU SL governance structures, arrange and provide executive officer support to key decision making committees, including Management Team, Academic Board, Program Advisory Committees, and Joint Strategic Partnership Committees and other as appropriate
• Oversee the governance cycle across the colleges ensuring compliance with Higher Education Standards
• Provide leadership to ECU SL governance activities, including:

• Reporting outcomes against objectives
• Assist in curriculum change/modification approval  
• Develop Reports on ECU SL activities for consideration by Management Committee or Academic Board
• Coordinate reports on benchmarking and tracer studies

• Investigate, and provide unbiased findings, of student complaints and appeals for consideration at the Appeals Committee
• Lead enterprise risk management processes with the executives of each ECU SL within the portfolio, including periodic risk assessments and reporting on outcomes through the governance structure

Compliance

• Provide strategic regulatory advice to ECU SL executives
• Manage compliance with the regulatory framework and quality assurance processes, including requirements established through the Sri Lankan and Australian legislation.  (Australian examples include, but not limited to: National Code, ESOS, Higher Education Threshold Standards, the Higher Education Support Act.)
• Monitor and provide advisory information on Sri Lankan and Australian government changes to the higher education environment which impact on ECU SL
• Monitor and facilitate ongoing continuous improvement of ECU SL policy framework to support revisions to government legislation and ongoing improvements to business processes
• Manage and contribute to government registrations, accreditation, renewals and material changes in line with government regulatory requirements and ECU SL policy
• Ensure timely reporting to legislative bodies both in Sri Lanka and Australia, as required
• Provide advice to the teams undertaking data reporting to government authorities such as TCSI and PRISMS, FEEHELP and all provider obligatory levies

Policy

• Manage ECU SL’s policy frameworks and oversee review and improvement activities
• Monitor university partner policy changes, and engage local ECU SL SMEs, to enact consequential changes for ECU SL

Essential:

1. Completion of a tertiary qualification or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education, preferably in a higher education environment
2. High level oral communication skills, including the ability to deliver management briefings and consult with staff at all levels of the organisation
3. Excellent written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to prepare written material such as accreditation reports and committee minutes
4. Demonstrated experience in producing and monitoring strategic and operational and business plans
5. Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement of processes and procedures across organisational boundaries, and monitoring outcomes of identified opportunities for improvement
6. Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in working with, the education sector regulatory framework
7. Demonstrated computer literacy, including strong skills in Microsoft Office suite packages
8. Proficiency in data analysis to inform continual improvement
9. Demonstrated staff supervisory experience

Desirable:

1. Experience in working in an international education environment

Our main campus location in Colombo, Sri Lanka is conveniently situated between the CBD and the parliament area, close to restaurants, lunch places and shopping. Located in one multifunctional building, the campus features purpose-built biomedical, engineering and computer labs, a digital hub, large modern library, modern classrooms, student collaboration spaces and a coffee lounge. 

How to Apply
Applicants are assessed upon receipt, so you are encouraged to apply now with your interest in the role. 

All applicants must have full working rights for Sri Lanka to be considered. 

Edith Cowan University Sri Lanka staff are employed by Australian College of Business and Technology Pvt Ltd, as part of the Navitas Group. Navitas is a global leading provider of educational services and learning solutions. 

To view other opportunities, please visit navitas.com/careers