CareerPlan

Deputy Commissioner, Delivery and Engagement

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time$336k2026-10-14 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid

Core

Provides high-level strategic leadership and regulatory governance for the early childhood education and out-of-school hours care sector in NSW, leading frontline regulatory operations and communication/engagement functions.

Role type

Senior public service executive (Deputy Commissioner)

Builds

Regulatory outcomes ensuring safety, wellbeing, and quality in early childhood education and care across NSW

Domain

Public sector / Early childhood education and care regulation

Required skills

Strategic leadership, regulatory governance, managing large complex dispersed teams, regulatory tool application (education to enforcement), public speaking, media management, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Experience in regulated contexts, tertiary qualifications in education/business/management/social sciences/communications, commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of frontline regulatory operations, lead communication and engagement functions, address peak bodies and parliamentary committees, manage media relations, manage risks in a high-stakes accountability environment

Seniority

Senior, strategic leadership