SENIOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Attorney-General's Department – Official; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National Police Check

Employment Screening Check

Out-of-hours work

Travel interstate and intrastate

Australian driver’s licence

Job summary

Attorney‑General’s Department – Official in South Australia seeks a Senior Enforcement Officer within Consumer and Business Services. You’ll lead complex enforcement operations, mentor investigators, and work with law enforcement and government partners to protect the community and legitimate businesses.

This field‑based role involves court appearances, evidence handling, joint taskforces, and travel across SA.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance and enforcement operations, including joint taskforce activities.
• Represent Consumer and Business Services in court and provide credible witness testimony.
• Issue notices, expiations and other enforcement actions.
• Conduct interviews, manage evidence and review documentation.
• Prepare quality reports, disciplinary documentation and prosecution briefs.
• Ensure evidence is collected, labelled, stored, transported and disposed of in accordance with legislative requirements.
• Supporting, mentoring and guiding investigators and inspectors.
• You know how to navigate sensitive matters with sound judgement, conduct interviews that uncover the facts and build evidence-based cases that stand up to scrutiny.
• Every operation contributes to protecting the community, supporting legitimate businesses and strengthening confidence in South Australia's regulatory system. If you're looking for a role where your expertise delivers visible, lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Job description

• Lead complex investigations, play a key role in protecting the community
• Build your enforcement career in the SA Public Sector
• Field based work & travel, partnering with law enforcement & gov partners

Join the team behind some of South Australia's most significant regulatory investigations.

Join a specialist enforcement team at the forefront of complex investigations and high-profile compliance operations. As a Senior Enforcement Officer with Consumer and Business Services, you'll lead significant enforcement activities, mentor inspectors and work alongside law enforcement.

You'll work on matters that demand sound judgement, strong investigative instincts and the confidence to make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. You'll be at the centre of investigations that protect legitimate businesses and deliver meaningful outcomes for the South Australian community.

What you'llbe doing

Lead compliance and enforcement operations,including joint taskforce activities.

Represent Consumer and Business Services incourt and provide credible witness testimony.

Issue notices, expiations and other enforcementactions.

Conduct interviews, manage evidence and reviewdocumentation.

Prepare quality reports, disciplinarydocumentation and prosecution briefs.

Ensure evidence is collected, labelled, stored,transported and disposed of in accordance with legislative requirements.

Supporting, mentoring and guiding Investigatorsand inspectors.

We're lookingfor someone who thrives on complex investigations and brings credibility toevery interaction. You know how to navigate sensitive matters with soundjudgement, conduct interviews that uncover the facts and build evidence-basedcases that stand up to scrutiny.

Every operationcontributes to protecting the community, supporting legitimate businesses andstrengthening confidence in South Australia's regulatory system. If you'relooking for a role where your expertise delivers visible, lasting impact, we'dlove to hear from you.

Special Conditions

• National Police Check required.
• Employment-related Screening Check required.
• Some out of hours work may be required.
• Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
• Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).
• May be required to work according to a 7-day roster including nights, weekends and public holidays.Eligible to be appointed and exercise the powers and functions of an Authorised Officer or Inspector under relevant legislation.

For more information, please see attached Job & Person Specification

The Attorney‑General’s Department (AGD) is a key portfolio within the South Australian Government, employing more than 1,900 staff. AGD delivers high‑level legal services and advice to Ministers and government agencies, provides specialist policy support, oversees regulation and compliance functions, and delivers essential services directly to the community.

Consumer and Business Services (CBS) is a division of the Attorney-General’s Department and is responsible for protecting consumers, supporting and regulating businesses and recording significant life events for South Australians. CBS is customer focussed and flexible in its activities, providing accessible information and services.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.