Senior Compliance Manager

About Avant 

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years. It was established by a small group of doctors in 1893, who wanted to “protect themselves from actions arising out of the practice of medicine”.  

Avant now represents 82,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.  

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.  
The commitment to members and the profession from our 850 staff has resulted in over 50% of Australia’s doctors choosing to be Avant members, delivered annual revenues of $440 million and net assets of $1.4 billion. 

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Compliance professional to lead and enhance our compliance function across the Avant Group. This critical role is responsible for maintaining an effective compliance infrastructure, including policies, processes, and systems, and coordinating efforts across the Group to ensure all employees understand and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

You’ll play a key role in interpreting and embedding regulatory requirements, supporting the business in understanding compliance obligations, and managing emerging compliance risks. You’ll also lead a small but capable team of two direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Embed and enhance our Compliance Risk Management Framework.
• Lead and support key compliance focus areas including:
  • Regulatory Change Management
  • Modern Slavery compliance and reporting
  • Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) implementation
  • Conflicts of Interest management
  • Privacy and data protection
• Drive fit-for-purpose compliance practices across the organisation.
• Partner with business units to ensure operational compliance.
• Deliver clear, timely reporting to Management Committees and Boards.
• Provide targeted compliance training to uplift awareness and capability.
• Lead and develop a team of two direct reports, fostering growth and accountability.

Qualifications & Training

• Tertiary qualifications in business, finance, commerce, or law
• Formal compliance training and experience
• Additional qualifications from the Compliance Institute (highly regarded)

Experience

• Previous compliance experience in general or private health insurance (preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory frameworks, including those impacting the insurance and financial services sectors
• Proven ability to lead small teams and influence across all levels of an organisation

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong commercial and regulatory awareness
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and stakeholder engagement
• Sound judgment in balancing regulatory requirements with business needs
• Program and change management skills, with a bias for action
• Strong follow-through and problem-solving capability

Personal Attributes

• Influential and collaborative, with a team-first mindset
• Meticulous attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Resilient, self-motivated, and able to manage competing priorities
• Passionate about continual improvement and creating a strong compliance culture

Why work at Avant?

 
• We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with flexible work, career development and internal mobility opportunities.
• Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance.
• Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career.
• We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.
• We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.
 
If you have any queries regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact Nico Touze, Head of Talent Acquisition at nicolas.touze@avant.org.au