Principal Compliance Officer

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Agriculture and Fisheries Full time

The opportunity as our Principal Compliance Coordinator, you will:

- Plan and undertake high-level compliance investigations and projects including overseeing and undertaking tasks as a designated officer appointed to exercise statutory powers under legislation
- Establish and maintain an effective relationship with Biosecurity Queensland Compliance Services team (previously known as the Investigations Unit) to ensure a seamless response to serious non-compliance and to support staff understanding of the legislation and adherence to compliance and investigations procedures and standards
- Manage, develop, and mentor compliance coordinators/team leaders as managers of professional compliance staff. Undertake all relevant performance and development and HR tasks required as a manager of managers and staff
- Represent Biosecurity Queensland in stakeholder forums and meetings, consistently promoting the importance of ongoing improvements in biosecurity compliance to biosecurity system integrity to ensure ongoing sustainability and economic viability
- Develop/support and maintain relationships with key stakeholders relevant to your program at local, state, and national levels (e.g., where work is conducted under Cost Share Programs)
- Excellent communication and interviewing skills including knowledge and skill in using one or more interviewing techniques
- Excellent writing skills, as demonstrated, for instance in the ability to write up statements of fact addressing complex issues, to develop appropriate compliance findings and recommendations (including recommendations to the Biosecurity Queensland Compliance Services team); to draft effective responses to Ministerial queries and requests for advice from Senior managers
- Strong knowledge of effective mentoring techniques to support subordinate team leaders' skill in managing and mentoring their staff.

Mandatory qualifications
- A current unrestricted 'C' Class Driver's Licence

Why join the department? (benefits)
The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.
**Here are some other reasons why our people choose us**:

- Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
- Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
- Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
- A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
- Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
- We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.

Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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