Director Professional Standards Regulation

• Public Service Senior Executive Band 1 | Sydney
• Total Remuneration Package commensurate with experience within the Band 1 range
• Opportunity to lead a highly specialised regulatory function that helps shape professional standards and protect consumers across Australia.

This is a unique leadership opportunity for an experienced regulatory, legal or professional standards practitioner to lead a specialist team through an exciting period of strategic delivery and organisational development.

Working with professional/occupational associations, consumer groups and government stakeholders across Australia, you will provide expert leadership on complex regulatory matters and drive high-quality, evidence-based outcomes.

In this role, you will

• Lead the delivery of professional standards regulatory functions and support the statutory decision-making processes of the national Professional Standards Councils
• Drive professional standards improvements and consumer protection in the legal, audit/accounting and built environment sectors across Australia
• Provide strategic advice on complex regulatory and legislative matters
• Build and influence relati onships with senior stakeholders across government, industry and professional/occupational associations
• Identify and manage emerging risks, issues and opportunities
• Drive operational excellence, continuous improvement and strategic initiatives
• Lead, develop and support a team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and high performance

About You

You are a thoughtful and resilient leader who can navigate complexity and exercise sound judgement in challenging environments.

You will bring

• Significant experience in regulation, legal practice, compliance, professional standards or a related field
• Strong statutory interpretation capability and experience applying complex legislation
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Proven people leadership experience, including developing capability and driving culture uplift
• A methodical, organised and solutions-focused approach
• The ability to remain calm and effective when managing competing priorities and sensitive issues

Click Here to access the Role Description . For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Executive Talent via dcs_executiverecruitment@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

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A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: 28 July, 2026

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