Team Leader Compliance

Victorian Government; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Services Commission is Victoria’s independent regulator responsible for regulatory decisions across essential services. The Team Leader, Compliance will guide a team delivering compliance monitoring, risk-based assessments and regulatory case work within the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.

You will provide leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement of processes while ensuring timely, evidence-based outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Job description

Occupation: Governance and risk management

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 12668

About us

The Essential Services Commission is Victoria’s independent economic regulator of essential services supplied by a range of industries. The commission’s functions include:

• making regulatory decisions with respect to prescribed industries (including price determinations, licensing, customer protection and access disputes).
• undertaking reviews and providing advice to Ministers on a range of economic and regulatory matters.
• administering the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.

About the role

The Team Leader, Compliance leads a team responsible for delivering compliance and regulatory outcomes within the Victorian Energy Upgrades program. In this role, you will provide leadership, direction and support to a team undertaking compliance monitoring, assessment and regulatory case work. You will help ensure compliance activities are evidence-based, risk-informed and delivered in a timely and consistent way. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across the division to support effective regulatory practice, manage competing priorities, and contribute to continuous improvement in compliance processes and team performance. This role will suit an experienced people leader with strong regulatory, compliance or investigations capability, sound judgement, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment. This is a fixed term position until 31 December 2027. The work location for this position is 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne, with hybrid work arrangements available.

Key accountabilities

The role is responsible for:

• leading and supporting a compliance team to deliver regulatory activities in line with program objectives
• managing team workflows, priorities and performance to support timely, high-quality outcomes
• overseeing compliance monitoring, case management and regulatory responses using a risk-based approach
• providing guidance and advice on compliance matters, including emerging risks, issues and appropriate actions
• building productive relationships across the division to support coordinated and consistent regulatory practice
• contributing to continuous improvement in compliance processes, systems, reporting and team capability

Please refer to the attached position description
for the principal functions and key selection criteria.

Our commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace

Be part of a highly respected and professional organisation that allows you to apply your knowledge while supporting flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance work and life. You’ll be working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.

We are Equal Employment Opportunity employer with inclusive leaders committed to driving a workplace culture that prioritises equity, safety, respect, and flexibility for all staff. We uphold the principles of Aboriginal self-determination in caring for our community.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of any age, gender identity, parental/carer status, ability, religion, or cultural backgrounds.

If you require any adjustments to equitably participate in the recruitment process, or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact [e-mail] for support.

Other relevant information

Applicants must have corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period to be appointed to this role. Ongoing positions are only available to Australian/New Zealand citizens or Australian Permanent Residents.

Preferred applicants are required to undergo mandatory pre-employment screening, which includes a national criminal history check, right to work verification, qualification checks, statutory declaration disclosing any previous misconduct investigations and declaration of private interests.

Applications close Sunday 25 October 2026 at 11.59pm