Licensing Compliance and Enforcement Officer

About this role

• Join a new unit overseeing the tobacco licensing scheme and monitoring compliance across Victoria.
• Earn $97,955 to $111,142 per year plus super.
• Work in teams on the ground, using communication and negotiation skills to get great results.
• Enjoy fieldwork throughout Victoria.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is now recruiting a new frontline team that will carry out monitoring, inspections and investigations to ensure Victorian tobacco stores are complying with the law.

What you will do

As a licensing compliance and enforcement officer, you will:

• Monitor, inspect and investigate premises to ensure compliance with the Tobacco Act 1987.
• Work in teams when exercising legislative powers, including exercising search warrants.
• Prepare reports, briefs of evidence and other documents to support investigations and potential court action.

About you

You must have strong communication skills to thrive in this role. You will need to ask the right questions and confidently carry out inspections applying discretion, sound judgement and a safety-first mindset.  

You must have a current Victorian driver's licence. Qualifications in law, investigations or compliance are desirable, but relevant experience will also be considered.

You should also have:

• Great negotiation skills to gain cooperation from people.
• The ability to work well in teams supporting and backing each other in the field.
• Experience in regulatory or compliance work, with the awareness to spot issues and follow through with appropriate action, while adhering to health and safety guidelines.

For more information about this role and the kind of person who will thrive in it, please read the position description.

Step into a new career that will make a real impact on the health and safety of Victorians. Apply to become a licensing compliance and enforcement officer right now.

Please note: successful applicants will need to attend 2 weeks of in-person training during the December period.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety seeks to represent the community it serves. People of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background are encouraged to apply. The department has also pledged to increase the representation of aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and veterans in its workforce.