Education and Compliance Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Victorian Institute of Teaching

**Salary**: $70,484 - $85,581

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: VG/TER-6041
- The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession to ensure quality teaching, and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children.
- Our vision is for all Victorian children and young people to have the best teachers. We are driven by our values: we are considerate, we are open, we value each other, and we are accountable.**Job overview**

Do you have exceptional attention to detail? Do you have strong communication skills and like to solve problems? Are you a team player and enjoy working with a small team towards project goals? If you fit this profile, then you could join the dynamic Education and Compliance team at the Victorian Institute of Teaching with an exciting and challenging mandate for change. 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?**About you**

As an experienced regulation professional, you will have sound and practical knowledge of current education legislation. You will have experience working with data comparison and/or audits, and ideally a passion for child safety and experience working with the education sector.-
- Flexibility, resilience and a strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated problem solving skills underpinned by sound analytical capability
- Well-developed organisation and planning skills and demonstrated ability to sequence work to meet agreed outcomes and deadlines.
**About the role**

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

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

The VIT offers a supportive, inclusive working environment, plus an attractive remuneration package and flexible work options. Our teams of diverse, high performing individuals are supportive and inclusive. Every role at VIT provides for the safety and wellbeing of children; our work enables quality teaching and the best educational outcomes for young Victorians.

The VIT is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and identities. It is the VIT's policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with disability.

We pride ourselves on allowing our staff to grow to their full potential, by offering new professional challenges and providing career growth opportunities.

The VIT is centrally located near Southern Cross Station in modern offices. Due to COVID-19, staff are working in the office and remotely on a hybrid model. All equipment will be provided.

The VIT is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and stakeholders. We require all employees to comply with VIT's vaccination policy.

**How to apply**

Our recruitment and selection process is based on the public sector employment principles and will include the following overarching principles:

- Our decisions will be based on **merit**. We will assess each applicant's skills, knowledge, attributes and qualifications objectively against the key selection criteria.
- We will be **fair, reasonable and equitable**. We will provide equal employment opportunities.
- We will be **objective**.
- We will comply with our **privacy** obligations during the recruitment and selection process.

During the recruitment and selection process, shortlisted applicants may be asked to submit to various assessment tools and pre-employment screenings. This may include consent to con