Description:
Who we are
The Inspector-General of Water Compliance (Inspector-General) is an independent statutory role and an identified integrity agency, supported by staff provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water (the Department). Inspector-General’s vision: Water management and use within the Murray-Darling Basin is lawful, transparent, and accountable, and the Australian public is confident in the integrity of Basin Plan delivery. Inspector-General’s purpose: The Inspector-General ensures various government bodies, water managers and users in the Murray-Darling Basin (the Basin) comply with their obligations under the Water Act 2007 (Cth) (Water Act) and the Basin Plan 2012 (Cth) (Basin Plan) and drives governments and water managers to uphold high standards of integrity and performance. The Inspector-General’s role includes oversighting the performance of government agencies in the management of Basin water resources, as well as ensuring compliance with various commitments under legislation. The Inspector-General currently has offices located in Adelaide, Albury, Brisbane, Canberra, Dubbo, Goondiwindi, Mildura and Sydney. The Department also has a state office in Melbourne. The Inspector-General can support regional relocation to one of our Basin communities.
The Inquiry team is part of the Oversight Branch, which is focused on ensuring a high standard of accountability for all involved in Basin management. The Branch supports the Inspector-General by overseeing Basin government performance of duties, obligations and commitments. We also provide advice to the Inspector-General on risks to integrity in the management of water resources within the Basin. The Oversight Branch is comprised of the following teams:
- Inquiry
- Performance Assurance
- Strategic Relations.
Our responsibilities include:
- Assisting the Inspector-General in carrying out their Inquiry functions under the Water Act
- Monitoring and oversight of relevant government agencies under legislation and intergovernmental agreements, including performance assurance reporting
- Establishing and maintaining Basin-wide networks and knowledge
- Leveraging intergovernmental relations to support strategic outcomes
- Gathering intelligence to provide insights, information and situational awareness to the Inspector-General and broader office.
The Job
The role will involve:
- Preparing high quality analytical and influential written documents on highly complex and nationally significant matters, often of a sensitive nature, under broad direction.
- Exercising sound decision-making, judgement and analytical skills in supporting a regulator with transparency, accountability and integrity responsibilities, through the provision of high-quality advice and application of risk and harm management practice.
- Engaging in complex problem solving and issues management in the coordination and execution of detailed and sensitive inquiries.
- Actively managing key stakeholder relationships within and outside the agency, across a geographically dispersed area and with diverse interests.
Mandatory qualifications - relevant tertiary qualifications in areas related to law, compliance, audit, economics or similar.