About the Branch The Compliance Branch provides specialist services in investigations, enforcement, targeted outreach and education, audit, intelligence and analytics and participant assessment. The Compliance Branch works closely with all areas of the agency, but predominantly the scheme operations teams, our internal lawyers and our internal fraud team. Timely and effective progressing of matters is essential and KPIs and governance arrangements are in place to support this. The Branch comprises of four sections and specific work includes: Compliance Strategy and Assurance Section - driving the engagement on strategic compliance policy initiatives, reporting on compliance effectiveness and providing a centralised scheme audit and assurance function. Compliance and Enforcement Section - undertaking proactive and reactive compliance activities including investigations and developing and delivering compliance and engagement programs to prevent, detect and address serious non-compliance across schemes administrated by the agency. Intelligence and Assessment Section - providing a centralised intelligence function that produces tactical, operational and strategic insights to support business areas, maintaining an ongoing participant monitoring function and coordinating engagement and collaboration with other regulators and undertaking a preliminary assessment triage function for all referrals received by the Branch. Participant Assessment Section - ensuring that those applying to participate in the schemes administered by the agency meet competency and capability benchmarks. About the Section The section is responsible for driving engagement on strategic compliance policy initiatives and providing a centralised greenhouse and energy audit and assurance function within the agency. We aim to maximise the value the CER gets from using auditors to provide assurance over the schemes we administer. The section is also dedicated to ensuring that the CER has compliance policies that are well thought through and implemented. The section has 3 main streams of work: Running the annual greenhouse and energy Audit Program and assessing audit reports provided to the CER under the different schemes it administers, Managing registered greenhouse and energy auditors and, Developing and advising on compliance policies, including regulatory design and refinement. The section is divided into 2 teams: The Audit Team - dealing with audits and auditors, The Strategic Compliance Policy Team - focused on policy issues, legislation and guidance, and managing compliance priorities and updates. The key duties of the position include Duties of the position may include but not limited to: Assisting with program management within the section, including the agency's audit program, management of auditors, auditor inspection program and stakeholder engagement and education program. Providing advice and support on audit and assurance policy, strategy and education matters including: Preparing complex reports and briefs to senior management and agency committees Synthesise complex information and prepare clear written guidance for internal and external stakeholders. Interpret and apply legislation and guidance. Take responsibility for the achievements of own and team outcomes, monitor progress and follow through to deliver quality outcomes. Establish and maintain effective and productive working relationships with agency staff, and counterparts in other agencies to achieve section and branch goals. The position may involve supervisory responsibilities. This will include conducting quality assurance activities and developing expertise required within the team. Analyse audit and inspection data and translate it into reports and oversee data quality in SharePoint, excel and CRM systems. Qualifications/Experience Demonstrated ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders to achieve outcomes. Experience in audit and assurance and a working knowledge of Commonwealth procurement are desirable but not essential.
