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The Department of Treasury and Finance provides economic, financial and resource management advice to help the Victorian Government deliver its policies. We strive for excellence in financial and economic management to improve the lives of all Victorians.
The Housing Registrar
The role of Senior Regulation Analyst is located within the Office of the Housing Registrar. The Housing Registrar team is responsible for the regulation of the community housing sector in Victoria under the Housing Act 1983.
The Housing Registrar monitors and promotes the financial health, governance and performance of individual registered agencies and the community housing sector. The regulatory system plays a role in facilitating growth and development of the sector through targeted capability building exercises. The Victorian Government's $5.3 Billion Big Housing Build has generated significant interest from the not for profit and private sectors, including consortiums, joint ventures and public private partnerships.
About the role
Reporting to the Manager Regulation, the Senior Regulation Analyst is a key member of the Victorian Government's Housing Registrar team providing expert financial and regulatory advice. The Senior Regulation Analyst will work within the Housing Registrar team to regulate a portfolio of community housing agencies (registered agencies) as lead analyst. This role will also assist the team in delivering modelling and regulatory reform projects, data analysis, regulatory reporting and be involved in a range of strategic joint government projects.
We have multiple fixed term vacancies available where the key accountabilities are to:
- Regulate of a portfolio of registered agencies in accordance with the Housing Act 1983, gazetted Performance Standards, Intervention Guidelines and associated policies, systems and business processes.
- Monitor the compliance, business performance and financial viability of a portfolio of regulated agencies against Performance Standards, providing expert and authoritative advice to the Regulation Manager and Registrar of Housing Agencies (Registrar) on individual agency and sector performance.
- Support the Regulation Manager on the development, planning and management of joint government projects for wider social housing system reform.
- A confident communicator, ensuring effective engagement with registered agencies and other key stakeholders.
- Identify emerging issues, trends and areas of potential harm for registered agencies and the sector.
- Be commercially astute and experienced.
About you
We are seeking applications from candidates with demonstrable experience in:
- Autonomously delivering and influencing desired outcomes in a complex stakeholder environment. Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of external and internal stakeholders.
- Strong financial regulatory, compliance or risk management expertise. Capacity to apply these skills to assess registrations, categorisations and ongoing compliance and monitoring activities.
- Sound data skills including analysing data sets and ability to read financial reports to support and influence decision making.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, evidenced by an ability to prepare clear advice and recommendations, using a range of information sources, including complex briefs and reports.
- Excellent influencing and negotiating skills to reach desired outcomes whilst balancing competing stakeholders' interests.
- Good project management skills to manage and deliver complex regulatory reform and joint government projects within timelines whilst managing a competing workload.
Experience and qualifications
- More than 5 years relevant experience is required, preferably with a background that includes finance and regulatory experience.
- Possess a relevant tertiary qualification in economics, policy, business, accounting, etc. A postgraduate qualification from a recognised accounting body such as CA, CPA or equivalent is preferred, but not essential for the right candidate.
- Sound understanding of data analysis would be highly regarded.
- Experience in public policy, finance and economic analysis would be highly regarded as would interest in and knowledge of the social housing sector.
About our culture
We aim to be a model employer providing an inclusive workplace that is understanding and respectful of differences such as gender, identity, race, disability or age. In addition, we are committed to supporting Aboriginal pathways between education and employment.
The Department strives to create an environment that supports a flexible and adaptive workforce. All requests for flexible working arrangements will be considered in line with operational requirements.
How to apply
VPS employees and other JSE-eligible applicants are encouraged to apply on the Jobs & Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board. If during the recruitment process, you are identified as the preferred candidate for this role, you will be required to seek approval from your manager and Executive Director to undertake this role as a secondment.
For more information about the position and key selection criteria, please refer to the position description. If you have specific questions regarding the role, please contact Dalex Truong at ************@dtf.vic.gov.au or 7005 9616.
To apply, select the ‘Apply Now' button and provide a copy of your resume and cover letter summarising your skills and relevant experience. Applications close at midnight, 3 June, 2024. If you require a copy of this advertisement in an accessible format, please contact the Careers team.
Covid-19 Vaccination
DTF is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act). To support this DTF has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DTF employees be fully vaccinated.
