The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is responsible for managing the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high-quality personal insolvency and trustee, regulation and enforcement, and personal property securities services.
The Regulatory Operations Group (ROG) is responsible for operations in across the regulatory spectrum in the above areas.
This work operationalises AFSA's strategy, delivering integrated end to end regulatory activities that supports clients through AFSA systems and ensures compliance in line with AFSA's approach to regulation to: People centric, Outcomes focused, Harms based, Intelligence led, and Strengths based.
About the role
We are looking for Regulatory and Program Professionals
The Regulatory Operations Group is focused on providing highly effective regulatory programs, and compliance and enforcement activities as well as exercising statutory coercive powers to minimise harms and maintain community confidence.
The role will have a particular focus on applying a problem-solving approach to issues affecting Australia's credit system e.g.
vulnerability and the provision of untrustworthy advice.
You will work closely with your director, as well as other teams across AFSA, to deliver results.
To be successful in this role, applicants must be comfortable exercising judgement governed by critical thinking, the application of rules and regulations, and evidence-informed best practice.
Integrity capacity to prepare advice and analysis for a range of audiences, and attention to detail are paramount, while adaptability and resilience are necessary to navigate evolving regulatory landscapes.
You will monitor and regulate personal insolvency practitioner conduct, monitor proposals submitted by debtors and bankrupts, administer complex administrations, handle highly complex complaints, and prepare decisions with respect to the Inspector-General's statutory review power.
They provide analysis, and they improve our business systems, to ensure our regulatory operations remain modern and contemporary.
You will also be required to provide coaching, advice and support to junior staff and prepare decisions for delegates to exercise their statutory powers.
Qualifications, accreditations and experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
While not essential, previous regulatory experience, insolvency, finance industry experience and/or relevant tertiary qualifications would be well regarded.
Relevant vocational or tertiary qualifications include Law, Accounting, Commerce, Public Policy or relevant disciplines from an Australian tertiary institution (or comparable overseas institution).
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 disabilities.
At AFSA we encourage every employee balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.
How to apply
Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through the AFSA careers portal.
If accessing the AFSA careers portal for the first time you will need to register.
You will receive a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration.
This link has an expiration of 15 minutes.
If the link expires, you need to request a new code by clicking 'Forgot Password?' and check your emails.. Make sure to check your Junk folder if you don't see this email in your Inbox.
Please note that the registration process only needs to be completed once.
If you do not receive the email with link, please contact ****** during business hours.
Once you have confirmed your registration, to complete your application, you need to:
Click the 'Apply' button below which will open the AFSA careers portal
Provide evidence in the education/qualifications section of your application, if applicable
Complete a short questionnaire (mandatory)
Attach your resume and statement of claims (cover letter no more than 1 pages) addressing the skills and capabilities and required qualifications, accreditations, and experience outlined in the position description (mandatory)
Provide the full name, employer, and contact details of at least two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent manager
Ensure that all mandatory fields (marked with a red banner) are completed
Please review the Position Description below for additional information.
The closing date for this position is 11:59PM AEDT Sunday 19 January 2025.
If you are having difficulties accessing or applying for this vacancy or have any questions, please contact ******
Position Eligibility Requirements:
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 Base level 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.
Position Notes:
For information on how to apply please refer to specific job ad on the AFSA website: https://www.afsa.gov.au/about/careers/current-vacancies:
Candidates may be required to undergo psychometric and/or work sample testing as part of this selection process.
All pre-employment checks will be conducted via an external party (Equifax).
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*This recruitment process is being used to fill a current ongoing/ non-ongoing position in either our Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney office/s.
A merit pool of suitable candidates may be established as a result of this process to assist AFSA to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing positions that may become available over the next 18 months.
Non-ongoing positions may be offered for a period of up to 18 months with the possibility of extension (up to a total period of 3 years).
Should a non-ongoing position become ongoing or should an ongoing position become available, the merit pool established by this process may be used to determine a suitable candidate(s).