Senior Compliance & Enforcement Officer (Education)

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria – Melbourne is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to enforce compliance with laws and regulations governing early childhood education and care services in Victoria. The role requires expertise in risk-based regulation, investigations, and complex audits to ensure safety and developmental opportunities for children.

Key duties include leading investigations, preparing evidence-based briefs and sanctions, and advising stakeholders on regulatory principles.

Qualifications

• Desirable qualifications in regulation, law, enforcement, economics, finance, behavioural sciences or human services.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, enforcement and risk-based regulatory environments.
• Experience with investigations, compliance audits, risk-based regulation, or intelligence and risk analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into non-compliance with laws and regulations and apply best-practice techniques.
• Prepare recommendations and sanctions for the delegate with evidence-based submissions.
• Prepare briefs of evidence to support enforcement decisions and prosecutions.
• Interpret legislation to provide authoritative regulatory advice to stakeholders.
• Lead risk-based compliance audits and investigations to assess compliance.
• Undertake research to identify emerging compliance risks and inform responses.
• Develop and participate in cross-functional compliance projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with co-regulators and government departments for effective co-regulation.
• Identify emerging risks and industry issues through data analysis for regulatory planning.
• Develop and implement guidelines, policies and procedures for regulatory compliance.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Investigations

Risk-based regulation

Audits

Legal interpretation

Education

Certificate IV in Government Investigations

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Melbourne is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to enforce compliance with laws and regulations governing early childhood education and care services in Victoria. The role requires expertise in risk-based regulation, investigations, and complex audits to ensure safety and developmental opportunities for children.

Key duties include leading investigations, preparing evidence-based briefs and sanctions, and advising stakeholders on regulatory principles.