Social Services Regulator
The Social Services Regulator (SSR) is an independent statutory authority that exists to safeguard the rights of children and young people as well as people who use social services in Victoria.
The SSR regulates the Social Services Standards, the Child Safe Standards (for organisations without a sector specific co-regulator as well as the social services sector), and also administers the Worker and Carer Exclusion Scheme (WCES), Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS) and Working with Children Check (WWCC) scheme and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
The Social Services Regulator takes an integrated and intelligence driven approach to identifying, preventing and excluding unsafe people from working with children and young people, as well as ensuring organisations that work with children and young people keep children safe from abuse and harm by meeting the Child Safe Standards.
As a co-regulator of the Child Safe Standards, the Social Services Regulator works with other co-regulators of the Child Safe Standards including the Department of Health, Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), Victorian Early Childhood Regulation Authority (VECRA), and Workforce Inspectorate Victoria to keep children safe from harm and abuse.
THE ROLE
Lead the delivery of technology solutions that suppport critical regulatory functions. As Manager, Application Analysis and Design, you will guide a team of senior Analysts, Developers and Technical Support staff within the ICT and Business Intelligence Branch. The role oversees the lifecycle, architecture, functional design and maintenance of key applications that enable the Social Services Regulator to effectively perform its regulatory functions. The role is responsible for ensuring work programs are carried out to time, budget and quality targets and in line with appropriate standards and requirements.
This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role where your expertise will influence how technology supports regulation, service delivery and continous improvement across the organisation.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:
- Provide expert leadership and oversight of the lifecycle, architecture, and functional design of the SSR's software applications, ensuring that application solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with strategic organisational goals.
- Partner with SSR business areas to understand complex requirements and ensure they are effectively translated into clear functional and technical requirements, balancing user needs, risk and system capability and ensuring alignment with Victorian Public Sector (VPS) requirements.
- Establish and enforce design principles, standards, documentation requirements and governance processes across the application lifecycle, ensuring consistency, quality, maintainability and alignment to enterprise architecture.
- Analyse emerging policy, regulatory and programmatic issues for impact to SSR's ICT systems and develop appropriate solutions and roadmaps.
For more details, please open the position description.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please contact SSR HR at [email protected].
Please apply to submit your interest in this position.