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Manager, Compliance


Operations, National Fire Ant Eradication Program, Biosecurity Queensland, Berrinba

As our Manager, Compliance, you will:
• Lead and manage the team as per organisational policy and best practice in both strategic advice, investigations and personnel management to ensure delivery of premium service capability and ongoing improvement.
• Establish and build a strong compliance unit with capabilities to support complex investigation matters, intelligence gathering and analytics through training and mentoring.
• Model professional and ethical behaviour to achieve and encourage best practice to enhance both NFAEP and Biosecurity Queensland’s reputation.
• In collaboration with internal staff and senior executive, support the development, maintenance and ongoing improvement of compliance and investigations capability across Biosecurity Queensland and the Department.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Administration
Classification AO8
Workplace Location Flexible
Job ad reference QLD/658433/25
Closing date 18-Sep-2025
Job duration 30 June 2027 with possibility of extension
Contact person Tom Roberts
Contact details Ph: 0460 023 376
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As our Manager, Compliance, you will: 

• Lead and manage the team as per organisational policy and best practice in both strategic advice, investigations and personnel management to ensure delivery of premium service capability and ongoing improvement.
• Establish and build a strong compliance unit with capabilities to support complex investigation matters, intelligence gathering and analytics through training and mentoring. 
• Model professional and ethical behaviour to achieve and encourage best practice to enhance both NFAEP and Biosecurity Queensland's reputation. 
• In collaboration with internal staff and senior executive, support the development, maintenance and ongoing improvement of compliance and investigations capability across Biosecurity Queensland and the Department. 
• Contribute to responses to ministerial queries and progress media/information releases on compliance and investigations matters as per DPI policy and procedure.
• Assist with Program and corporate reporting and planning as required.
• Recruit and manage staff including work allocations, performance, development under DPI HR policy and procedures and contribute to the NFAEP leadership in providing support to Program staff.
• Manage the periodic review and updating, standard operating procedures and guidelines within the role's assigned to the compliance portfolio to maintain alignment with Biosecurity Queensland and DPI requirements and in response to emerging technical, scientific, social or financial information.
• Represent the organisation as a recognised expert as required, represent and/or support senior management in representing the organisation on internal/external committees up to and including inter-jurisdictional working groups.
• Effectively manage assigned budgets

You may also have 
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and/or relevant transferable experience would be desirable.

What we are looking for 

We are seeking the best suited candidate for the role. We will achieve this by:
• assessing your eligibility and suitability to fulfill the role requirements (including, where relevant, the way you carried out previous roles)
• evaluating your potential contributions to the department and how your involvement would uphold our commitment to equity, diversity, respect, and inclusion. 

Eligibility requirements

• You will be asked to provide evidence of how you meet the eligibility requirements during the selection process.

Citizenship or visa requirements

• To be eligible for this opportunity, you must be an Australian citizen, hold permanent residency status, or possess a visa allowing you to work in Australia. 

If you are not an Australian citizen, you must:

• provide evidence of your residency status or visa, along with your right to work (including any conditions and/or restrictions
• inform the department if your right to work in Australia ceases.

Licences and registrations

• A current ‘C' class unrestricted drivers licence. 

'Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity. Visit www.daf.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.' 

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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