International Student Compliance Officer

International Student Compliance Officer
Location: Auckland CBD
Full-time | Permanent | On-Site

About the role:

The International Student Compliance Officer is responsible for providing oversight and assurance over international enrolment compliance, immigration/visas, regulatory obligations, and internal control effectiveness across UP Education New Zealand providers delivering programmes to international students.

The role ensures the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and student-centred support services for international students, while safeguarding regulatory standing, commercial integrity, and institutional reputation. The position plays a key role in maintaining a safe, inclusive, and fully compliant environment for international learners.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Assisting with enrolment documentation reviews, visa compliance processes, and data integrity within student management systems

• Ensuring organisational compliance with Immigration New Zealand, NZQA, TEC, Ministry of Education, and Education Code obligations

• Identifying, escalating, and overseeing remediation of compliance risks, control weaknesses, and audit findings related to international students 

• Undertaking governance, risk, and assurance activities related to the education sector including maintaining risk registers and presenting risk insights to senior leadership and governance bodies

• Translating relevant immigration and education regulatory requirements into practical, scalable operational processes and group-wide policies

• Undertaking structured audit schedules and tracking corrective action plans within defined timeframes

• Delivering regulatory training and capability development initiatives across the organisation

• Monitoring key risk indicators and compliance performance metrics across international enrolments

• Promoting strong, collaborative engagement with university partners while maintaining governance independence