Eoi - Manager, Regulation - Early Childhood

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

**About the Department of Education**:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start and ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of Queensland. As the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, the department is responsible for regulating Queensland's early childhood education and care sector.
The Licensing team, within the Queensland Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, is responsible for approving early childhood education and care providers and services in Queensland under the National Quality Framework.
For more information, please visit our website at earlychildhood.qld.gov.au
Your Role

**In this role as the Manager you will**:

- Provide leadership and direction to the Licensing team's regulatory officers within the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority;
- Be responsible for statutory decision making as it applies to the licensing of early childhood education and care services, guided by the Regulating for Quality policy;
- Support regional office regulatory officers across Queensland within the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority with licensing decisions relevant to early childhood education and care services;
- The Manager, Regulation reports to the Director, Regulation.

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

- Managing the implementation of consistent, transparent and robust regulatory practice in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making and the ECEC legislation.
- Making complex decisions and providing advice to senior management on regulatory issues while considering the legal and policy implications.
- Overseeing recommendations and decisions as well as providing high quality guidance and training to the team to ensure quality, defensibility and consistency.
- Anticipating risk, responding to issues and trends through data analysis to develop innovative solutions and drive operational planning, resource allocation and scheduling.
- Identifying opportunities to collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders and maintaining existing networks within the ECEC sector.
- Providing high level documentation, including briefs, correspondence, and reports to support regulatory and executive decision making.

About You

**As the Manager you will**:

- Have previous experience as a regulator or decision maker in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making.
- Demonstrate great time management and strong communication skills.
- Be able to identify risk and emerging issues and have the ability to provide advice and solutions.
- Have previous experience managing a team and complex matters.

**Instructions to apply**:

- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor) highlighting your key skills, experience and attributes relevant to this role.
- A cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining why you are interested in the role and why your skills and experience are a match for the required responsibilities and competencies outlined in the role description.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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