Advanced Regulatory Expert

We are seeking a highly skilled Regulatory Specialist to join our team.

This is a permanent role based in Newcastle.

The successful candidate will play a key role in Coal LSL's high standard of consistent, risk-based and data driven regulatory decision-making, uplifting CLSL's regulatory maturity and fostering its success as an effective regulator.

• You will advocate for the use of intelligence in regulatory decision-making at all levels and promote an intelligence culture that supports a targeted approach to compliance.
• You will maintain in-depth knowledge of CLSL's legislative interpretations, their application and implications for regulatory governance, operational processes, organisational decision-making and reporting.
• You will manage, promote and implement regulatory policies, frameworks, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organisational strategy.
• Capture, create and disseminate regulatory knowledge within CLSL.
• Champion regulatory and technical knowledge within CLSL.
• Provide advice on appropriate regulatory decision-making practices to ensure compliance with CLSL's regulatory and risk strategies.
• Manage the regulatory documents in CLSL platforms.
• Maintain strong engagement, communication and partnerships with internal stakeholders to understand operational requirements, regulatory governance frameworks and embed regulatory practices.
• Provide high level expertise, analysis and recommendations on complex and sensitive matters and identify opportunities and solutions to address emergent, enduring and contentious issues.
• Lead the implementation of regulatory policies and interpretations through collaborative practices that support innovation and adoption.
• Continuously improve CLSL's regulatory effectiveness, including identification of knowledge/documentation gaps, preparation of new/amended documentation to drive continuous improvement.
• Own and steward the calendar of regulatory governance forums, enabling both CLSL internal and Board sub-committees to be effectively planned for and executed.

We value our employees' skills and experience. As a Commonwealth Government entity that regulates portable long service leave, we are proud of the difference we make in the lives of hardworking Australians. By connecting employees in the black coal mining industry to their long service leave entitlements, we're giving back life's most precious gift: time. We believe in our purpose, are focused on our strategic goals, and are committed to serving our clients and strengthening industry partnerships.

We provide a supportive and inclusive workplace culture built on values of trust, openness, respect, care and honesty.Our hybrid working model and compressed hours enable you to balance your career and lifestyle, giving you the time to grow, excel and do what you love.Located in the progressive and vibrant city of Newcastle, our contemporary workplace provides you with a space to connect and collaborate with colleagues, while also enabling you to balance work–life commitments. We want our people to live their best lives while working with us.

To find out more about our great employee benefits and what it's like to be part of the team, please contact our talent acquisition team.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced professional who can bring the following skills and qualifications to this role:

• Prior experience interpreting complex information, collaborating on evidence-based decisions and documenting outcomes in a shared knowledge base, preferably within a regulatory environment.
• Proven policy development skills including the ability to co-create policy solutions through an evidence-based approach and working with internal stakeholders.
• Experience in developing and maintaining documents, documentation sets and/or knowledge databases.
• Able to learn complex concepts quickly and explain with clarity and technical accuracy, adjusting language according to target audience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Well-developed analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to provide concise advice and recommendations.
• Aptitude for risk-based and data-driven decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build collaborative and productive relationships with all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor written and spoken styles to the relevant audience.
• Sound and effective organisational skills, including the ability to manage changes to requirements and priorities within tight timeframes.
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as technical writing, communications, or equivalent.

If you meet most of the criteria above and are keen to grow in others, we would like to hear from you.