EL2 Director, Regulatory Coordination and Strategy – Department of the Treasury
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770579
- Agency: Department of the Treasury
- Job Title: EL2 Director, Regulatory Coordination and Strategy
- Position Number: 16-2026
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Tuesday 14 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Sydney NSW, Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
- Salary: $167,708 – $192,469
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in)
About Department of the Treasury
The Compliance Enforcement and Regulatory Practice (CERP) branch is one of four branches of
the Foreign Investment Division (the Division). The Division administers Australia’s foreign
investment laws as outlined in the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (the Act) and
provides advice to the Government on foreign investment policy. It closely engages with
counterparts across Commonwealth, State and Territory governments and has significant
engagement with the private sector. It supports the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
which is a non statutory body that advises the Treasurer and Government on foreign investment
matters.
The CERP branch is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with Australia’s foreign
investment laws. Its role is to promote confidence in, and provide assurance of compliance with
the foreign investment framework to the Australian Government and the community. The branch
does this through a range of activities which include:
Educating foreign investors and their advisers on their obligations under the foreign
investment legislation.
Assessing and assuring compliance through investigations and other compliance
assessments
Taking enforcement action to address non-compliance.
We are seeking an experienced regulatory leader to drive triage, strategic insight and reporting in
Treasury’s Foreign Investment Division, supporting compliance and enforcement decisions.
The position of Director leads a team responsible for the branch’s triage and prioritisation
functions, strategic analysis of compliance risks and outcomes, and coordinating its corporate and
parliamentary reporting and stakeholder engagement.
The role drives effective prioritisation, delivers strategic insight on compliance risks, and supports
senior decision-makers with clear, actionable reporting.
You will contribute as a member of the branch’s senior leadership team, helping to foster an
inclusive, cohesive and productive culture across the branch and division.
Duties
- Triage and prioritisation
- Lead and manage the assessment of incoming referrals, information and compliance matters
- to select matters to be escalated for further investigation and ensure consistent, risk-based
- prioritisation.
- Establish and maintain triage frameworks, processes and governance to support
- decision-making.
- Ensure timely identification of high-risk or sensitive matters.
- Ensure the correct application of legislation, administrative law principles, and regulatory
- frameworks to support evidence-based decisions and recommendations.
- Strategic analysis and insight
- Lead the development of strategic analysis of compliance trends and implications.
- Translate operational data into clear, actionable insights for executives, colleagues and
- decision-makers.
- Identify systemic risks and support the branch’s development of risk-based compliance and
- enforcement strategies.
- Leadership and team management
- Lead and develop a high-performing team.
- Build capability in analysis, triage decision-making and regulatory thinking.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable and high-performing team culture.
- Model APS values and support a positive, inclusive team environment.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with the branch and division to ensure alignment and information flow.
- Facilitate the development of educational materials and stakeholder communications to
- promote compliance awareness and support understanding of regulatory requirements.
- Support coordinated education and engagement that strengthens compliance awareness
- and outcomes across stakeholders.
- Lead branch engagement with legal teams, government partners, other regulators and
- international counterparts.
- Advisory, and corporate contributions
- Lead the team to prepare and coordinate compliance reporting for internal and external
- stakeholders including Senate Estimates, executive updates and corporate reports.
- Provide timely, high-quality advice to senior executives and board members, Ministers, and
- key stakeholders.
- Contribute to the broader priorities and initiatives of the branch, division or Treasury as
- required.
- Ideal candidate
- We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, enforcement frameworks and risk-based
- approaches.
- Proven experience leading triage and prioritisation of complex regulatory matters.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, particularly for executive
- audiences.
- Sound judgement and ability to make evidence-informed recommendations in uncertain,
- complex or sensitive situations.
- Proven people leadership ability, including coaching and developing teams.
- Strong judgement, adaptability and ability to manage competing priorities.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under Section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees of the Treasury are required to be
- Australian Citizens.
- Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain, at a minimum, a Baseline security
- clearance, and will be subject to pre-employment screening checks.
- Some positions may require a higher level of clearance, as specified in the position description.
How to Apply
Position Contact Gabrielle Ford, 02 6263 1308
Agency Recruitment Site https://treasury.gov.au/the-department/recruitment-and-careers
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applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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