APS5 Regulatory Officer
About the role
As a Regulatory Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Enforcement Transition Team to implement a shift from traditional practices to a more modern, visible, and contemporary regulatory approach. This transition is being informed by current enforcement investigations, legal advice, and the adoption of best practice models from other regulators.
You will work under the guidance of senior officers to assist in delivering improved enforcement capability across AFSA. This includes contributing to casework, process reviews, and engagement activities that support the uplift of AFSA’s regulatory posture.
You will assist the Director by consulting and collaborating with staff at various levels of the organisation to help build awareness, support implementation, and ensure operational consistency in new approaches. You will also be the primary case officer for agreed aspects of the team’s work program, contributing to investigations and capability development activities.
This role may involve occasional travel to other locations within Australia and offers the opportunity to build your regulatory expertise in a national, multi-disciplinary setting.
Duties associated with this role may evolve over time and will be reviewed by the National Manager in consultation with the incumbent to reflect business and operational priorities.
Key accountabilities
- Maintain a strong understanding of contemporary regulatory practices.
- Demonstrate a commitment to upholding the APS Values, Code of Conduct, and Employment Principles.
- Actively promote and comply with Work Health and Safety (WHS) obligations, ensuring the health and safety of yourself and others.
- Support and embed AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation in day-to-day operations, including assisting others in identifying and mitigating risks.
Qualifications and experience
- A tertiary qualification in accounting, commerce, law or equivalent is highly desirable.
- To be successful in this role you will need a good working knowledge or be able to quickly acquire a good working knowledge of the personal insolvency statutory framework that regulates insolvency practitioners.
- Experience working either as an investigator, an inspector or in a comparable technical regulatory/enforcement/legal role would be well regarded.
Why AFSA?
You will enjoy excellent conditions including:
- Generous superannuation (15.4%)
- A modern work environment
- Access to Employee Assistance Provider
- Flexibility to balance work and personal life (including working from home arrangements and flexible start and finish times where applicable).
We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. At AFSA we encourage every employee balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.
Eligibility
Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens.
The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo a security clearance to the level of Baseline as a condition of employment. To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.
Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment. We encourage applications from peoples from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.
How to apply?
Applications close Friday 16 May 2025 at 11:59 PM AEST
Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through the AFSA careers portal. Further instructions on how to apply can be found on the advertisement webpage.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.
For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability