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Senior Compliance Officer

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Christchurch

On-site

NZD 91,000 - 112,000

Full time

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Job summary

A government agency in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to manage driver compliance and safety. The role involves assessing risks, making regulatory decisions, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure accountability and promote safe driving. Candidates should possess a regulatory compliance certification and have experience in compliance environments.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing compliance within a regulatory environment.
  • Ability to think critically and assess information.
  • Experience in risk assurance or audits.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a case-load and assess commercial driver risk.
  • Implement compliance tools to address identified risks.
  • Make regulatory decisions to ensure accountability.
  • Develop relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Deliver safety education as required.

Skills

Experience in a regulatory, compliance and enforcement environment
Strong critical thinking
Detailed understanding of regulatory principles
Strong investigative experience
Proven relationship management skills
Knowledge of Te Ao Māori

Education

New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance (Level 3 Core Knowledge)
Job description
Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Compliance Officer to join our team in Safer Drivers to investigate commercial driver licence and endorsement holders; and produce reports and recommendations to improve driver behaviour to achieve compliance through engagement, monitoring and drivers licence sanctions to reduce risk.

This Is a Great Opportunity To Join a Supportive Team Where You Will Learn From Each Other And Build On Each Other’s Strengths To Work Towards Our Team Purpose. As a Senior Compliance Officer You Will

  • Manage a case load using data and insights and regulatory tools to assess commercial driver risk
  • Address identified risk through deployment of appropriate compliance tools
  • Make robust regulatory decisions or recommendations using experience, knowledge and high-quality decision making to hold people to account or to prevent harm from occurring
  • Develop and manage effective relationships with relevant key stakeholders
  • Deliver safety education and advice when required

You will find out more about the role here.

We are seeking to appoint at a salary between $91,328 to $111,622 commensurate to skills and experience.

Ko koe | About you
Skills
  • Experience in a regulatory, compliance and enforcement environment
  • Strong critical thinking and experience in systems-based thinking
  • Detailed understanding of regulatory principles and practices
  • Strong investigative, risk assurance or audit experience
  • Proven relationship management skills with the ability to build rapport and effectively manage a range of internal and external relationships
  • You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.
Qualifications
  • The New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance (Level 3 Core Knowledge) or relevant experience in a regulatory or compliance role.
Mō mātou |About Us

The Safer Drivers team are the gatekeepers for assessing safety and harm of driver licence holders and course providers into the Land Transport system. We audit, monitor and if required exit any unsafe drivers or providers from the system to keep our roads safe.

Rā Katinga | Applications close

26 October 2025

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.

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