Education and Compliance Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Victorian Institute of Teaching

**Salary**: $71,894 - $79,595

Occupation: Regulatory Governance and Compliance

Reference: VG/VIT-TER-6041

The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.

**About us**

The VIT’s vision is to ensure that Victorian learners have the best teachers. All our work focusses on raising the quality of teaching, and providing for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where the full potential of all employees is reached and our differences are embraced. The VIT supports and enables employees to work safely in a discrimination-free environment and enjoy equal opportunities.

By joining the team at VIT, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on people and their development.

Benefits include
- flexible working arrangements
- consultative leadership team who cares about staff, and actively supports career and professional development
- positive and active social culture
- access to a wide variety of leave options and salary packaging arrangements
- strong commitment to equity, including through a comprehensive Gender Equity Action plan
- mental health and wellbeing initiatives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ’A grade’ office building with 4.5-star energy rating and modern end-of-trip facilities - only minutes from Southern Cross station.

Be part of a workforce who share VIT’s vision and are committed to contributing to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Salary range $71,894 - $79,595 plus statutory super.

Are you able to turn complex information into clear, actionable guidance? Do you have great attention to detail and a knack for problem solving? Are you a flexible, self-motivated individual?

If you fit this profile, then you could join the dynamic Education and Compliance Team within the Teacher Engagement and Registration Branch at VIT with an exciting and challenging mandate to enable quality teaching and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

The Education and Compliance Officer role offers an outstanding career opportunity for a professional who is passionate about using their expertise to support VIT in its regulation of Victorian teachers. With knowledge on compliance in a regulatory environment, strong communication skills and sharp attention to detail, the role will ensure VIT is well informed in monitoring the compliance of duty holders, principals, early childhood leaders and employers through targeted education and risk-based audit programs.

Be part of a forward-thinking, risk-based regulator where ideas and opinions are valued.

**About the role**

This role will require you to:

- Plan and conduct focused and timely compliance activities, including audits and inquiries.
- Prepare authoritative and high-quality reports and risk based, briefs and correspondence on moderately complex compliance assessments.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders, including employers and principals.
- Support the design and evaluation of risk-based compliance activities, including system maintenance and associated reporting.
- Initiate improvements to process delivery in the Teacher Engagement and Registration Branch.
- Be accountable for assessing and managing risk, including by identifying the need to escalate matters as appropriate.
- Provide specialist support to other members of the Teacher Engagement and Registration Branch to enable high quality regulatory compliance activity to be undertaken within agreed timeframes.
- Model Victorian public sector values, VIT behaviours and contribute to a positive culture and working environment both within the Teacher Engagement and Registration branch and across VIT.
- Undertake other duties as directed by Manager Education and Compliance / Director Teacher Engagement and Registration Branch.

**About you**
- Well-developed organisation and planning skills and demonstrated ability to sequence work to meet agreed outcomes and deadlines.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly explain concepts, legislation, policies, and processes to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills underpinned by sound analytical capability.
- Flexibility, resilience, and a strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships.
- Demonstration of the VIT behaviours and Victorian public sector values, behaving in a principled and respectful manner at all times.
- Experience in undertaking risk-based compliance activities in a regulatory environment and/or experience in the education system is highly desirable.

**How to apply**

Please submit your resume and cover letter (no more than three pages)