Licensing Compliance and Enforcement Officer

4 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Victorian Government Full time

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Various

**Salary**: $97,955 - $111,142

**Grade**:VPS 4

**Occupation**:Governance and risk management

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/TLVCOMOFFSEP25

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we are looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We are proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- **Join a new unit overseeing the tobacco licensing scheme and monitoring compliance across Victoria.**:

- ** Earn $97,955 to $111,142 per year plus super.**:

- ** Work in teams on the ground, using communication and negotiation skills to get great results.**:

- ** Enjoy fieldwork throughout Victoria, as well as some office/remote working.**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is now recruiting a new frontline team that will carry out monitoring, inspections and investigations to ensure Victorian tobacco stores are complying with the law.

**What you will do**
- As a licensing compliance and enforcement officer, you will:

- ** Monitor, inspect** and **investigate** premises to ensure compliance with the Tobacco Act 1987.
- ** Work in teams** when exercising legislative powers, including exercising search warrants.
- ** Prepare reports**, briefs of evidence and other documents to support investigations and potential court action.

**About you**
- You must have a current Victorian driver's licence. Qualifications in law, investigations or compliance are desirable, but relevant experience will also be considered.

**You should also have**:

- Great **negotiation skills** to gain cooperation from people.
- The ability to **work well in teams** supporting and backing each other in the field.
- Experience in regulatory or compliance work, with the **awareness to spot issues** and follow through with appropriate action, while adhering to health and safety guidelines.
- For more information about this role and the kind of person who will thrive in it, please read the position description.
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety seeks to represent the community it serves. People of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background are encouraged to apply. The department has also pledged to increase the representation of aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and veterans in its workforce. _
- Applications close Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 1 September 2025

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