The Opportunity
- Continuing position
- $127K - $143K + 17% Super and Leave Loading
As the Senior Injury Management Advisor, you will provide expert frontline support for injury management and oversight of workers’ compensation claims and processes across the organisation.
This role is responsible for early intervention, case management, and compliance, ensuring timely and effective coordination of return-to-work programs and claims processes. Reporting to the Head of Health & Wellbeing, the position works closely with People & Culture, business leaders, and external providers, including our third-party claims provider in a self-insured environment, to deliver high-quality outcomes for injured workers while supporting organisational objectives. The role also supports implementation of the Health & Wellbeing Framework, ensuring integration of injury management practices with broader wellbeing initiatives.
The Organisation
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. But what makes us different isn’t only what we do, it’s how we do it. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re Australia’s number one university for impact and among the nation’s Top 20 employers. And it’s why we come to campus each day.
Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to UNSW benefits including:
- Hybrid/Flexible working arrangements
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
- Discounts and entitlements
- On-site parking available
Who you are
- Substantial experience managing workers compensation and injury management in a complex organisation with a background in claims and injury management, allied health, or similar.
- Relevant tertiary qualification with substantial relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
- Strong knowledge of legislative requirements and compliance obligations for injury management and claims, particularly in a self-insured environment.
- A strong understanding of risk management methodology and the application of this in the workplace
- Demonstrated expertise in complex case management and early intervention and response strategies.
- Data literacy, experience analysing and using datasets, and ability to interpret insights to drive improvements.
- A strong customer focus with a record of working in cross-functional environments to ensure safe operational outcomes.
- Ability to coordinate and monitor third-party providers, ensuring quality and timely service delivery.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
- Ability to work within a program management environment to deliver transformational health and wellbeing projects and initiatives.
- Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organisation.
To apply: If contributing to injury management and workers compensation is of interest to you, please submit your CV and Cover Letter, addressing the Skills and Experience required, via the APPLY button.
Contact: Kim Symons - Talent Acquisition Manager e: k.symons@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: 11.55pm, Thursday 12th February 2026.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
