APS6 Review Officer

Australian Skills Quality Authority; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlements

Salary progression

15.4% superannuation

Flexible work (WFH & hybrid)

Flexible hours

PD opportunities

Health & wellbeing events

EAP 24/7 counseling

Healthy lifestyle allowance

Christmas period extra time off

Job summary

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is seeking a Review Officer to join a cross-functional team responsible for statutory reviews of decisions to ensure integrity of national qualifications issued by training providers. The role focuses on applying ASQA Reviews Policy, engaging with providers for evidence, and delivering well-reasoned review decisions.

The position is APS Level 6, full-time, with a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Understanding of best practice regulation and ability to identify and manage risks proportionately.
• Strong analytical skills and judgement to solve problems in a complex regulatory environment.
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Experience providing high-quality management advice and writing reports from evidence vs legislation.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and drive.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking assessments and preparing applications for review of decisions.
• Engaging with providers to gather evidence for review decisions.
• Preparing well-reasoned decisions for review applications, including extensions of time and stays.
• Identifying improvements to ASQA’s decision making, communications, or timeliness.
• Assisting Directors to validate assessment tools and evidence for standards compliance.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge and risk

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Advisory/report writing

Independent work

Job description

Australian Skills Quality Authority – Sydney NSW

$99,855 - $111,701 a year

Full time, Contract

Hybrid

1d ago , from Australian Skills Quality Authority (National Vocational Education and Training Regulator)

Who we are

We are Australia’s National Vocational Education and Training (VET) regulator.

What we do

We regulate providers that deliver VET qualifications and courses to students in Australia or offer Australian qualifications internationally, providers that deliver VET courses to overseas students, and certain providers that deliver English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students. We also accredit VET courses to make sure nationally approved standards are met.

Why we do it

We ensure quality VET so that students, industry, governments and the community have confidence in the integrity of national qualifications issues by training providers, and that students are protected from any practices that come at the expense of their ability to gain the required competencies.

ASQA supports and promotes a strong team culture, a safe, healthy and happy workplace and the sharing of knowledge.

Visit our website for more information about ASQA, including our role and how we regulate.

About the Opportunity?

We are seeking a Review Officer? who will be a pivotal part of a cross functional team undertaking statutory reviews of decisions to ensure that ASQA’s decisions support the integrity of the national qualifications issued by training providers and to ensure that all stakeholders can have confidence in the decisions made by ASQA.

Key responsibilities include:

• undertaking assessments and preparation of applications by providers or affected persons, for review of reviewable decisions made under the applicable legislation, to ensure that ASQA Reviews Policy and requirements established by legislation and general administrative law are applied to consider appropriateness of an original decision
• engaging with providers to understand the reasons for an application to review a decision, and ensure that the best available evidence is before the review decision maker, and also request and analyse that information or evidence
• preparing well-reasoned decisions for the review applications, including extension of time and stay applications,
• identifying areas for improvement to ASQA’s decision making processes, communications, or timeliness
• supporting the Assistant Directors and the Director to undertake validation activities to check that the assessment tools produce valid, reliable, sufficient, current, and authentic evidence to enable reasonable judgements to be made as to whether the requirements of the applicable standards are met.

• APS Level 6 , $99,855 - $111,701
• Flexible (Any Location)
• Ongoing/Non-ongoing, Full Time

Skills and experience?

• understanding of best practice regulation and the proven ability to efficiently identify and manage risks proportionately, and to make clear, well-reasoned and timely recommendations in a fast-paced and changing environment
• well-developed analytical skills and judgement to solve problems in a complex regulatory environment
• ability to effectively engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and build trusted relationships and partnerships, including on complex or sensitive issues
• demonstrated experience in providing high-quality advice to management and preparing quality written reports, including the ability to communicate findings from an analysis of evidence against legislation
• the ability to work independently when required, showing confidence, initiative and drive.

We are committed to providing a working environment that values diversity and inclusion and supports staff to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community, people with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with neurological differences.

What we offer

You will be joining a dynamic workforce at ASQA that will support you to thrive in your career.

You will have access to:

• generous leave entitlements
• a competitive salary (with clear and transparent salary progression and scheduled salary increases)
• 15.4% superannuation
• flexible working arrangements that promote work-life balance, including working from home and hybrid working arrangements
• flexible working hours
• professional development opportunities
• health and wellbeing events throughout the year
• free and confidential 24/7 counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), available for staff and their family members
• a $300 annual healthy lifestyle allowance
• additional paid time off during the Christmas close-down period.

Benefits of working in the APS

• Purpose and meaning - the Australian Public Service (APS) offers a clear purpose and meaningful work where you can make a positive impact in people's lives.
• Opportunities to learn and grow - regardless of where you are in your career or what your skills are, there's a pathway and role for you.
• Community and belonging - we believe everyone belongs. Our leaders are focused on building a workplace which values diverse views, backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.?
• Flexibility and balance - we are committed to offering flexibility for all APS roles. We know flexibility is important so you can balance your work and personal priorities.
• Conditions and lifestyle - be a part of a secure, dynamic public service with great conditions of employment in a diverse range of roles and locations to support your lifestyle.

If you have questions about this exciting opportunity, please contact? Tish McMullen, Director, Reviews & Appeals via *************@asqa.gov.au.

Eligibility to apply

• Under Section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian Citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing, to the contrary.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including a Federal Police Check and obtain a minimum Baseline Security Clearance (if they do not already hold a clearance).

This position is available as an ongoing or non-ongoing opportunity. Non-ongoing opportunities will be offered for an initial fixed term period of up to 12 months, with the potential to be extended further or to becoming ongoing.?

This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The merit pool may be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles within ASQA or across the APS over the next 18 months.

Applications close: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 11:30pm (AEST).