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About You
You will be highly organised, a collaborator with strong communication skills who values stakeholders, and be experienced in supporting strategic projects, data and financial analysis. Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of a proactive approach to regulated activities and supporting change will be highly regarded. Apply now to make a significant impact on the future of our organisation's capability, agility and overall performance.
Your opportunity
As the Principal Regulatory Officer, you will provide data driven insights to inform regulatory practice reforms and initiatives that achieve strategic objectives and activities under the relevant legislative frameworks, and in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making and best practice regulation.
The Principal Regulatory Officer reports to the Director, Registration Services, Registration Services (International, Non-State and Home Education), Policy, Performance, International and Intergovernmental Division.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Undertake research, analyse data and legislation to identify trends, communicate issues and anomalies, and to guide risk analysis and regulatory performance measurement activities to further support regulatory reform initiatives.
* Provide expert advice and recommendations and prepare documentation for leadership as well as internal and external stakeholders regarding continuous quality improvement in regulatory functions.
* Prepare reports, briefing notes, Parliamentary Questions, assisting in the preparation of Cabinet Submissions and correspondence and developing advice about policy, programs. budgetary matters and legislative issues.
* Analyse business processes as well as deliver information and specialist advice that is well-evidenced, consistent, accurate and timely to support regulatory reform initiatives, reporting requirements and statutory decision making.
* Prepare frameworks, tools, systems and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement in regulatory practice based on data-driven assessment of risk.
* Undertake governance, project and financial management, modelling activities and contemporary information management as well as business intelligence solutions to monitor and report on continuous regulatory improvement initiatives, and to meet reporting and legislative requirements and to ensure consistency, fairness and effectiveness in regulatory practice.
* Apply effective record keeping practices to capture accurate and timely data and regularly monitoring and reviewing data quality.
* Provide high level advice to senior leaders and stakeholders on matters related to departmental risk, regulatory risk and performance measurement issues.
* Apply strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence decision makers, clearly translating technical information for a non-technical audience.
How to Apply
* Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
* A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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