Manager, Academic Integrity

• Full-time

Job Description

• Full-time, Ongoing position at HEW Level 8.
• Penrith campus with flexible working arrangements.
• Salary: $116,636 – $129,479 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

Strengthen award integrity and guide University-wide approaches to academic standards.

The Opportunity

The Manager, Academic Integrity plays a pivotal role in shaping Western Sydney University’s approach to protecting award integrity and ensuring assessment validity across the institution. Working within the Quality and Integrity Portfolio, you will lead the design and implementation of frameworks, resources, and processes that embed a consistent and robust academic integrity culture.

You will provide strategic advice to senior leaders, analyse emerging risks across the sector, and develop coordinated responses that align with the Higher Education Standards Framework and TEQSA guidance. This includes contributing to policy development, preparing targeted communications, consulting with stakeholders, and informing continuous improvement initiatives.

A key responsibility is driving actions outlined in the Institutional Action Plan to Mitigate Risks of Generative AI on Award Integrity. You will track performance measures, prepare insights, and coordinate the work of academic integrity networks that strengthen assessment security and ensure alignment across Divisions, Schools, and key University partners. Operating with autonomy, you will foster strong relationships and deliver solutions that are timely, practical, and future-facing.

What Success Looks Like:

• Deliver high-quality academic integrity advice that informs strategic decision making.
• Identify award integrity risks, synthesising data and insights to recommend measurable improvements.
• Lead the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and guidelines that uphold award integrity.
• Coordinate University-wide networks to embed consistent approaches to assessment security.
• Drive institutional initiatives, including the Generative AI Action Plan, monitoring outcomes and reporting progress.

Please refer to the Position Description [Update Accordingly] for full details.

About You

• Postgraduate qualifications and/or extensive experience in academic integrity, policy development, or related higher education fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in analysing complex issues, interpreting legislation, and producing clear written advice.
• Strong project management capability, including ability to prioritise, coordinate workflows, and meet deadlines.
• High-level facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to work effectively across diverse groups.
• Proven experience developing and delivering training, guidance, or resources that influence practice.

Benefits

We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Beyond a rewarding career, we offer a suite of benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and family wellbeing:

• Fitness Passport: Access hundreds of gyms and pools across the state.
• Onsite Childcare: Convenient facilities with exclusive staff discounts and salary packaging options.
• Financial Benefits: Salary sacrifice options for onsite parking and novated motor vehicle leasing,
• Holistic Support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) along with discounted retail and private health cover.

Application Details

• Position Enquiries: Direct to Rose Cutts, Director, Education Quality, Standards and Integrity via rose.cutts@westernsydney.edu.au. Please include the job reference code REF570M. 
• Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 15 February 2026.
• Working Rights: You must provide evidence of full-time working rights in Australia at application.
• How to Apply: Please note that only applications submitted via the University’s online recruitment system will be considered.

Belonging at Western

We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact hrassessments@westernsydney.edu.au.

About Western

This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.

Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.

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