Job Description

Risk and Compliance Business Partner

• 0.8 FTE (4 days/week)
• Flexible working
• Salary Packaging
• Onsite Parking

Make a Real Difference — Every Single Day

At Ngala, every moment matters. Every conversation, every decision, every safeguard helps a child, a family, or a community feel supported, safe, and ready to thrive.

If you love meaningful work, warm teams, and using your skills to create systems that make people’s lives better, this role will feel like home.

Join our wonderful Quality & Impact team, where your work genuinely helps shape safer services, stronger practice, and brighter outcomes for families across Western Australia. It’s purposeful and its people centred.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Manager Quality & Impact, you will:

• Strengthen Ngala’s Governance, Compliance, and Risk frameworks
• Support internal audits, accreditation readiness, and document governance
• Drive strong incident management, safeguarding, and risk practices
• Create practical tools, guidance, and training for leaders and teams
• Assist with contract compliance, risk controls, and due diligence
• Partner on organisational projects and change initiatives

Your work will build confidence, capability, and clarity across the organisation — helping keep children and families safe.

ABOUT YOU

You’re proactive, thoughtful, and experienced in governance, compliance, risk, or quality. You enjoy partnering with people, improving systems, and creating positive, sustainable change.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience in a risk management, governance, business, or law related roles, applied in a not‑for‑profit, health, or community service environment.
• Strong capability in risk analysis, control development, incident management, and regulatory compliance, including translating service‑delivery requirements into practical governance systems.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and translate complex information for diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking capability, including identifying trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Proficient in document and information management systems (e.g., SharePoint) and advanced in Microsoft 365 applications.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast paced, change oriented environment, exercising sound judgement and professional autonomy.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and deliver high Compliance work.

Role Requirements

• Able to work across other Ngala sites, as required
• Possession of a current National police clearance
• Possession of a Working with Children Check
• Possession of current Western Australian driver’s license.

What We Offer

• 0.8 FTE (4 days/week) with a flexible working arrangement
• Salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• On-site parking
• A warm, values-driven team
• The chance to influence real, meaningful quality and safety outcomes

READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

Applications will close 5pm Wednesday 8th April 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately and at our discretion, this job posting may be extended or removed earlier. We encourage you to submit your application promptly.

Click 'Apply' and follow the prompts to submit your CV and cover letter outlining the skills and experience you can bring to the role.

Please direct any enquiries to Claire Lovegrove, Manager Quality & Impact at clovegrove@ngala.com.au.

ABOUT US

Ngala has been operating in Western Australia for over 130 years and today we deliver a range of
services and programs that supports parents, families, and communities to enhance the wellbeing and development of children and young people. We believe when parents and families are confident and communities are strong, safe, and healthy, children and young people will achieve their full potential. This is underpinned by our core values of Human Connection, Integrity, Fairness and Creativity.

CULTURE

Ngala is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse background, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and people with a disability.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where our programs and services operate and pay our respects to Elders past and present in the spirit of reconciliation. We acknowledge the importance of children being raised with connection to culture, community and family

To find out more about Ngala visit www.ngala.com.au.