Program Advisor
1 day ago
**About the Role**
The Regulatory Authority undertakes a high-volume licensing function for the provision of education and care services in Victoria. As a Program Advisor, Licensing, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of high-volume licensing functions for education and care services in Victoria. This position focuses on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, maintaining the integrity of licensing processes, and delivering high-quality outcomes for stakeholders.
The role requires a proactive and collaborative individual who can effectively manage competing priorities in a sensitive and fast-paced operating environment.
**Work type**
Ongoing - Full Time
**Location**
200 Victoria Parade**,**East Melbourne.
**Attributes**
**Desirable**Qualifications and Experience**
- Relevant tertiary qualification or experience in licensing, or early childhood or human services regulation would be highly regarded.
**Mandatory**
- A valid Working with Children Check is essential.
**About the Department**
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
**About the Division**
The Regulatory Strategy, Services and Compliance (RSSC) Branch is responsible for providing expert regulatory advice, strategic direction, and leadership on a broad range of regulatory issues and complex compliance matters. The RSSC Branch also licenses and administers provider and service approvals, assesses fitness and propriety of individuals, manages the Quality Assessment and Regulation Division's (QARD) information management systems and technologies, undertakes data analysis and reporting and maintains corporate governance processes.
The RSSC Branch comprises three business units:
- **Monitoring and Compliance Unit** - leads and provides advice on strategic compliance, supports the development operational policy, promotes implementation of best regulatory practice. The unit also manages and provides advice on serious non-compliance and enforcement matters.
- **Service Administration and Support Unit (SASU)** - licenses and approves early childhood education and care service providers and services including assessments of fitness and priority and administers existing service licences. Also provides a first point of contact for regulatory enquiries.
- **Business Systems and Review Unit** - develops and maintains QARD's information management systems and technologies, user support, undertakes systems improvements, reporting, data analytics, business planning, budget planning, enterprise risk management and governance and assurance oversight.
**Further Information**
Applicants are required to submit a CV and cover letter (**max 2 pages for cover letter**) summarising their skills, relevant experience and suitability to the role.
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
**Applications close** 11:59pm on Thursday 20th of November.
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