Aps 6 Senior Compliance/Investigations Officers

The Role

Hudson has partnered with a high-profile government Commission looking to engage multiple APS 6Compliance/Investigations Officers to lead compliance approaches and investigations inquiries/matters for the Commission. If you are looking for a 12-month contract with a 12-month extension option, then this may be the role for you!

Duties

• Lead compliance approaches and investigations inquiries/matters into disability service providers, disability support workers and their response to issues of safety, well-being and quality of support services for people with a disability.
• Conduct compliance monitoring and investigative activities, designed to disrupt, prevent and mitigate fraud against the agency, through execution of operational activities, as well as compliance and enforcement actions. Exercise investigation and monitoring powers and undertake other evidence-gathering activities to inform the development of briefings recommending a range of administrative and court-based outcomes
• Liaise with other government agencies and Taskforce partners, share information, produce briefing papers including recommendations to address quality and safeguarding risks arising from fraud and misuse of agency plan funds
• Conduct quality assessments on briefings, administrative decisions and use of statutory powers prepared by other staff
• Implement and monitor the impact of regulatory action, including large-scale disruption activities
• Engage across the full range of the Commission's functions, identifying and fostering opportunities to deploy cross-functional strategies to address compliance issues
• Work with individual providers and workers to assist them in understanding their obligations, and where non-compliance may have occurred, guide them to address those issues and risks.
• Where systemic issues are identified, work locally with groups of providers to promote quality improvement strategies, and across the organisation to develop education and other materials to improve compliance.
• Undertake research and analysis to develop compliance and investigations responses that are risk-based and proportionate to the type of alleged or suspected non-compliance and breaches.
• Prepare complex and/or sensitive correspondence and corporate documentation, including reports, briefings and submissions.
• Contribute to and participate in compliance promotion and education campaigns to inform and educate providers, participants and the public about the Commission's functions and the requirements of relevant legislation and rules.
• Plan and monitor work processes for a small team, direct and coordinate activities, and set performance indicators.
• Conduct interviews, prepare statements and affidavits, collect, secure and manage evidential material and confidential information
• Work collaboratively with Legal Officers and other advisers in the development of compliance and investigative responses and briefs of evidence
• Oversee compliance and investigations processes that encourage and maintain standards of independence and professionalism
• Work collaboratively with other agencies or authorities and where appropriate refer matters to them under the relevant jurisdictional law.
• Execute delegations with due consideration for good administrative decision making, legislative obligations and Commission policies

If you are interested in the role, please submit via the link. If you have any questions after you have submitted your resume, please call Irena Simunec on 0455 558 *** and quote job number 235467.