Lead Inspector

Lead Inspector- Liquor & Gaming NSW

• An exciting and challenging opportunity to work with Liquor & Gaming NSW within the Compliance Team
• Clerk Grade 7/8 with starting salary range of $113,574 - $125,720 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading
• Full time Temporary role until April 2026 based in Sydney, NSW – Hybrid working arrangements may be available within business operational needs

About Liquor & Gaming NSW

We are at the pointy end of industry supervision for the liquor, gaming, wagering, casino and registered club sectors in NSW. If you want a seat at the table, whether we're reviewing the latest facial recognition technology; advising Government on gambling reform policy; developing initiatives to increase live music venues and festivals; or investigating unlawful liquor or gambling inducement practices, we want to talk to you.

We're enabling vibrant and dynamic hospitality and racing environments that are safe and responsible, and our regulatory efforts are evidenced-informed, coordinated, and targeted to where the risks are greatest.

Our work is as diverse as our people and the NSW communities we serve. See what it's like to work with us

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About the Role

Join our team as a Lead Inspector, where you will manage and mentor a team of compliance officers responsible for inspections, investigations, and compliance activities across assigned areas of responsibility. This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring regulatory objectives are achieved and high-risk areas are effectively managed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and guide a team of compliance staff, providing mentoring, support, and oversight of daily activities to deliver effective regulatory outcomes.
• Undertake and lead timely, targeted, and risk-based inspections, investigations, complaints handling, and desktop reviews, including rostered weekend and late-night deployments.
• Coordinate and contribute to operational activities, including inspections, audits, disciplinary schemes, probity checks, case management, and supporting enforcement actions.
• Monitor team performance to ensure compliance activities are cohesive, consistent, and aligned with policies and procedures.
• Research, plan, and coordinate compliance strategies to target high-risk areas and optimise regulatory outcomes.
• Provide timely advice and support on sensitive and complex compliance matters to staff, management, and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives that enhance strategic, risk-based approaches to compliance programs.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with co-regulators and industry stakeholders to strengthen compliance outcomes.

To be successful you will have:

• Considerable experience in regulatory compliance, with demonstrated ability to lead, guide, and develop a team.
• Strong understanding of legislative frameworks and risk-based compliance approaches.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in sensitive and complex regulatory environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a focus on achieving practical outcomes.

If you're an experienced compliance professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for ensuring regulatory integrity, we'd love to hear from you

To learn more about the role, please view the Role Description here.

For any questions regarding the role please contact Julie Walsh, Manager Compliance via

For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact James Changkaeomanee, Talent Acquisition Partner via

Essential requirements

• Willingness and availability to meet the shift-work requirements of the role.
• Appointment and ongoing assignment are subject to satisfactorily meeting pre-employment and ongoing probity screening to meet the integrity standards set out in section 14 of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007.
• The person occupying the role will be designated as a key official under section 16 of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 and may be subject to restrictions, such as restrictions on attending certain premises.
• A current Class C driver licence

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, click apply now

For your application to be considered, you must submit your application online and include an updated resume and a cover letter that details your capabilities and experience in relation to role requirements.

Applications Close: Monday 8 September 2025 [10.00AM]

The selection process may include a range of assessment techniques to assist hiring managers in determining your suitability for the role. Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

• Create social and economic opportunities for the state
• Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies
• Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture
• Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all
• Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
• Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
• Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment
• Support NSW's key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state's diverse cultural assets and history

We believe diversity across our department allows us to be a true reflection of NSW citizens. We are a respectful workplace committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please notify us on your application form.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.