Senior Compliance & Investigations Lead – Regulation & Risk

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education Victoria is seeking a Senior Compliance and Program Officer within VECRA to enforce non-compliance with laws and regulations ensuring safe and high-quality early childhood services across Victoria. The role requires expertise in risk-based regulation, investigations, and complex audits.

Join the Compliance and Enforcement Branch to lead investigations, prepare evidence-based briefs, and provide expert regulatory advice to internal and external stakeholders, with

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in areas such as regulation, investigations or enforcement.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, enforcement and risk-based regulation.
• Experience and technical competency in investigations, compliance audits, risk-based regulation, or intelligence and risk analytics.
• Certificate IV in Government Investigations or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading investigations into non-compliance and applying best practice techniques.
• Preparing recommendations and sanctions for the delegate based on evidence.
• Preparing briefs of evidence for enforcement decisions and legal proceedings.
• Interpreting legislation to provide authoritative advice to stakeholders.
• Leading risk-based compliance audits and investigations to assess compliance.
• Undertaking research and analysis to identify emerging compliance risks.
• Developing and leading targeted compliance projects with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborating with co-regulators and government departments for effective co-regulation.
• Contributing to strategic regulation by identifying emerging risks and trends.
• Developing guidelines, frameworks and procedures to ensure enforcement effectiveness.
• Travel across Victoria will be required and overnight stays may be required.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Investigation techniques

Risk-based regulation

Audits and investigations

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Regulation/enforcement degree

Certificate IV in Government Investigations

Job description

The Department of Education Victoria is seeking a Senior Compliance and Program Officer within VECRA to enforce non-compliance with laws and regulations ensuring safe and high-quality early childhood services across Victoria. The role requires expertise in risk-based regulation, investigations, and complex audits.

Join the Compliance and Enforcement Branch to lead investigations, prepare evidence-based briefs, and provide expert regulatory advice to internal and external stakeholders, with