Aps6 Senior Compliance/Investigations Officer

Chandler Macleod is the leading provider of temporary contractors to the Federal, NSW and local Government and has partnered with these Departments and Agencies for more than 25 years.
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Chandler Macleod is currently recruiting for an APS5/6 Compliance Investigations Officer to join a Federal Government Agency on a contract of 18 month with possibility of extension and located in Parramatta or Penrith, NSW.
Responsibilities of the role:

• 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. Compliance and investigations work will be undertaken in accordance with the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth), Rules, the Commissioner's policies and procedures, the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 (Regulatory Powers Act) and relevant Commonwealth legislative requirements.
• 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 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 agency'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
• Provide guidance to other staff
• Other duties as required.

Please note you must be an Australian Citizen to be eligible to apply.
If you are interested in the position, then please click on the APPLY BELOW button or alternatively you can email your CV to chloe.dye@chandlermacleod.com