Senior Officer Quality and Regulatory Support

• Help children have the best start in life through high quality education & care.
• Improve outcomes for children and families in early education and care.
• Join an expert team working across governments at the national level.

About ACECQA

We want children in Australia to have the best start in life through quality education and care.

We provide national leadership on the implementation of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and collaborate with the Australian and state and territory governments to:

• implement changes that benefit children birth to 13 years-of-age and their families
• monitor and promote the consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law across all states and territories
• support the early childhood education and care sector to improve quality outcomes for children

We strive for innovation and continuous improvement and are committed to keeping the sector and the community informed with the latest developments in early childhood education and care.

ACECQA is committed to being a child-safe organisation, implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and actively promoting the safety and wellbeing of children.

The Role

The Senior Officer Quality and Regulatory Support provides professional advice and technical expertise to enable quality programs, practices and policies in education and care services and support the sector and authorised officers (and other relevant regulatory authority staff) to implement the NQF.

This role is fixed term (until 30 January 2026), full-time at ACECQA Band 5 ($96,766 - $117,912) and will be working in our Regulatory Authority Support team.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need:

Essential

• Demonstrated capabilities and experience in children's education and care service delivery, vocational education, management of regulatory/quality assurance functions, delivery of professional development programs and/or public sector management.
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to and progressing projects, including the ability to scope, plan, implement and report on projects.
• Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and develop clear, timely and accurate recommendations, briefs and reports.
• Proven ability to develop productive working relationships with external stakeholders and peak organisations.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across audience and genres (including presentations, articles and resources) backed by high level written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate confidently with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience as an authorised officer in a state or territory regulatory authority that administers the NQF.
• Experience in delivering training in adult learning environments.
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation, research, policies, practices, theories and trends relating to the children's education and care sector.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.

ACECQA is committed to removing barriers and opening up opportunities. As an employer we seek to ensure people with differing needs and abilities have the same opportunities to successfully gain skills, knowledge and experience through work, social activities, education and training irrespective of their age, disability, colour, race, gender, religion, sexuality, family responsibilities, or location. In particular, we are committed to improving opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

You must have the right to work and live in Australia to apply for this role.

The successful candidate will be required to consent to a national police check.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 22 June 2025 at 11.59pm.

Important Note: Please ensure you follow the recruitment process outlined below, otherwise you may not be considered for the role.

To apply, please log into the ACECQA Recruitment Candidate Portal, navigate to Senior Officer, Regulatory and Authority Support vacancy and click Apply for Job. The application process will require you to:

• Attach a CV of no more than 5 pages which demonstrates your ability to meet the criteria contained in the position description.
• Attach a written response to the targeted questions below of no more than 2 pages.
• Provide the details of at least two referees that cover the last 3 years of employment.

Targeted Questions

1. Please detail your working knowledge and experience of the National Quality Framework and in particular the Assessment and Rating process.
2. Please describe the strategies and methods you have used to ensure that resource content is tailored for and meets the needs of a specific audience.

All complete applications will be acknowledged.

More information

If you have any questions about the role specifically, please contact Katie Taylor at katie.taylor@ acecqa.gov.au

If you have any questions about the recruitment process please email the HR team at recruitment@ acecqa.gov.au.

Notice to agencies

ACECQA will not accept applications from any source other than directly from a candidate for this vacancy. Recruitment agencies must have received instructions from ACECQA in relation to a specific vacancy in order to submit applications on behalf of candidates.

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