RTO Compliance Manager

As the RTO Compliance Manager, you will drive quality and regulatory excellence across our Registered Training Organisation. Reporting to the Training Strategy & Governance Manager you'll ensure our RTO consistently meets VET standards, delivers high quality outcomes and has strong commercial relationships with industry and training partners.

We are unique

Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

This position is open to all Essential Energy permanent, fixed term and casual employees.

About the role

As the RTO Compliance Manager you will drive quality and regulatory excellence across our Registered Training Organisation. Reporting to the Training Strategy & Governance Manager you'll ensure our RTO consistently meets VET standards, delivers high quality outcomes and has strong commercial relationships with industry and training partners.

You'll manage the RTO assurance framework, oversee internal audits, and uplift compliance capability across team. This role will be based within the Essential Energy footprint with the ability to work from home in a hybrid work environment.

About You

You are a strategic leader with extensive RTO experience. You thrive in complex environments, balancing regulatory requirements with business needs, and are passionate about driving continuous improvement in training and assessment practices. Your strengths include exceptional stakeholder management, clear and influential communication, and a collaborative approach.

About your skills

• Expertise in ASQA and VET Quality Framework standards
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership-building abilities
• Highly effective communicator, able to influence outcomes at all levels
• Skilled in analysing compliance data and preparing reports and recommendations
• Strong policy and procedure development capability

Required Qualifications

Bachelor Degree level qualifications in Vocational Education and Training or Business Management or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.

Desired experience

• Extensive experience managing RTO operations, preferably in a similar industry
• Proven track record supporting business growth and capability uplift
• Leading audit activities and managing risk in training operations
• Experience representing organisations in VET industry forums and committees
  Background in developing training material and packages, applying reforms and strategies in a learning and development environment

Why Essential Energy

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas, Optus, nib and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

An energy network doesn't just keep the lights on… it's a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you'll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

For further information please contact Mereki White – Training Strategy & Governance Manager on

Applications close on Sunday 9 November 2025 at 11:55pm

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