Principal Regulatory Officer

2 weeks ago


Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start, engaging young people in
learning, creating safe and inclusive workplaces and investing in communities for a stronger Queensland.

**Our objectives are**: A great start for all children, Every student succeeding, Building Queensland communities, Safe and capable people delivering our vision, Fair and safe workplaces and communities.
Your Role

**As the Principal Regulatory Officer you will**:

- Develop and maintain positive relationships with ECEC providers and services, government agencies and other stakeholders to achieve regulatory objectives.

The Principal Regulatory Officer reports to the Manager, Regulation and Director, Regulation.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Undertaking complex regulatory activities and making recommendations that support the Regulatory Authority to undertake its functions under the legislation and in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making.
- Providing guidance and support to team members to ensure delivery of effective regulatory practice.
- Identifying operational policy initiatives to support continuous quality improvement in effective regulatory practice in line with risk-based regulatory frameworks.
- Identifying and understanding risk, compliance and quality trends through analysing and monitoring data captured from a range of sources and regulatory systems.
- Establish professional relationships with providers of ECEC services, other stakeholders and government agencies to achieve regulatory objectives.

Instructions to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- Attach a maximum 2-page response outlining your skills and abilities relevant to the role. Please use the 'Competencies - How you may be assessed' section of the role description as a guide and refer to outlined leadership competencies.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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