The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority is seeking an experienced and collaborative Program Officer. The Program Officer will play a key role in supporting the Complex Investigations Branch leadership team with a wide range of program and administrative activities. This position requires strong customer service, communication and organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
About the Branch
The Complex Investigations Branch is based in the central office and is responsible for leading and supporting complex investigative activities across VECRA. The Branch is structured into two business units that work collaboratively including with regional and central teams to ensure consistent, high-quality investigative practices:
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Central Investigations Unit
The Central Investigations Unit leads complex and high-risk investigations and provides expert advice and guidance on investigative matters. The Unit supports our operational regional teams by offering specialist expertise, oversight, and coordination to ensure investigations are conducted in a consistent, timely, and effective manner.
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Complex Child Safeguarding Investigations Unit
The Complex Child Safeguarding Investigations Unit is responsible for delivering high-quality, rigorous investigations into complex, sensitive, and often high-profile child safeguarding matters.
Both teams also manage important projects for VECRA related to investigations, and lead investigations that involve allegations of child sexual abuse, serious misconduct, or significant risk to children.
About the Role
The Program Officer will play a key role in supporting the Complex Investigations Branch leadership team with a wide range of program and administrative activities. This position requires strong customer service, communication and organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
The Program Officer will help the branch to operate and deliver outcomes efficiently and effectively, fore example through tasks such as:
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Assist Investigators with document management, filing, scanning, interview preparation
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Coordinate FOI requests, including document searches and drafting responses to internal teams
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Branch meeting coordination, including agendas, minute taking and coordination
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General recruitment support within both teams of the Complex Investigations branch
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Data entry and reporting tasks including managing spreadsheets that record detailed and sensitive information and producing reports about the work of the branch
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General supports such as processing invoices and making bookings
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Contributing to branch projects including ensuring actions are progressed on time,
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Tracking incoming and outgoing work for the team.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description (PD).
Attributes
To be successful in this role, you will:
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Have sound time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
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Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
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Ability to be innovative, resourceful, and adaptable to change
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Demonstrated digital literacy (MS Teams; MS Office suite; Microsoft Edge, SharePoint) and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Please refer to PD for further specific details and requirements.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
Previous public-sector sector experience is desirable.
Successful applicants will be required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children's Check upon commencement.
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
VECRA values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for VECRA, diversity and inclusion, a nd our employment conditions visit the VECRA website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about VECRA's operations and employment conditions can be located on the VECRA website.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact
Megan Leslie at
[email protected].
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to VECRA will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 15 July 2026
