Key Responsibilities & Operational Scope

The core responsibilities and primary duties for this position within Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) include:

• About the Opportunity
• Undertake assessment and preparation of applications by providers or affected persons, for review of reviewable decisions made under the applicable legislation, to ensure that ASQA Reviews Policy and requirements established by legislation and general administrative law are applied to consider appropriateness of an original decision,
• in conjunction with the Assistant Directors and the Director, engage with providers to understand the reasons for an application to review a decision, and ensure that the best available evidence is before the review decision maker, and also request and analyse that information or evidence,
• prepare well-reasoned decisions for the review applications, including extension of time and stay applications,
• identify areas for improvement to ASQA’s decision making processes, communications, or timeliness, and
• support the Assistant Directors and the Director to undertake validation activities to check that the assessment tools produce valid, reliable, sufficient, current, and authentic evidence to enable reasonable judgements to be made as to whether the requirements of the applicable standards are met.
• Skills and experience
• have an understanding of best practice regulation and the proven ability to efficiently identify and manage risks proportionately, and to make clear, well-reasoned and timely recommendations in a fast-paced and changing environment
• well-developed analytical skills and judgement to solve problems in a complex regulatory environment
• the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and build trusted relationships and partnerships, including on complex or sensitive issues

Mandatory Eligibility & Security Clearance

Applicants must satisfy the following statutory and organizational requirements:

• Citizenship: Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, candidates must generally be Australian citizens to be eligible for engagement.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) security clearance (Baseline, Negative Vetting 1, or Negative Vetting 2 as required by the agency).
• Probationary Period: Employment may be subject to a probationary period, character checks, and pre-engagement screening.
• We regulate providers that deliver VET qualifications and courses to students in Australia or offer Australian qualifications internationally, providers that deliver VET courses to overseas students, and certain providers that deliver English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students. We also accredit VET courses to make sure nationally approved standards are met.
• We ensure quality VET so that students, industry, governments and the community have confidence in the integrity of national qualifications issues by training providers, and that students are protected from any practices that come at the expense of their ability to gain the required competencies.
• We are seeking a Review Officer who will be a pivotal part of a cross functional team undertaking statutory reviews of decisions to ensure that ASQA’s decisions support the integrity of the national qualifications issued by training providers and to ensure that all stakeholders can have confidence in the decisions made by ASQA.
• Legal, auditing, or other qualifications in relevant disciplines are highly desirable.
• 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. This initiative/program is only applicable where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed under other Acts. For clarification please contact the advertising agency.

Working Arrangements & Public Sector Benefits

Work Model: Hybrid. Details: Split work on site / work from home options available.

Australian Public Service positions provide comprehensive Commonwealth benefits including a standard 15.4% employer superannuation contribution, attractive leave provisions, and structured career progression pathways across the Australian Public Service.