Director, Regional Operations

Overview

Work Type: Other

Salary: $232,790 - $298,488

Grade: VPS SES1

Occupation: Other

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/VECRA/1934134

The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority is seeking an experienced and collaborative Director Regional Operations.

About the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA)

The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA) is the statutory authority responsible for regulating early childhood education and care services in Victoria. VECRA works to ensure the safety, wellbeing and development of children through effective regulation, compliance, quality assessment and continuous improvement across the early childhood sector.

The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA) is responsible for the regulation and quality assessment of Victorian early childhood education and care services to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and developmental outcomes of children across Victoria.

VECRA regulates approximately 5,000 services including family day care, outside school hours care, long day care and kindergarten programs, as required by the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (National Law). VECRA also regulates services operating under the Victorian Children's Services Act 1996 (Children's Services Act); these include occasional care and limited hours services.

VECRA is responsible for:

approving providers and services as required by the National Law and Children's Services Act

assessment and rating of family day care, outside school hours care, long day care and kindergarten programs against the National Quality Standard for Early Childhood Education and School Age Care

undertaking compliance and enforcement activities

supporting national quality reforms and legislative policy development.

VECRA is also the integrated sector regulator of the Child Safe Standards for all early childhood services in Victoria.

About the Role

The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority is seeking an experienced and collaborative Director Regional Operations.

The Director of Regional Operations will be responsible for ensuring Authorised Officers are equipped to exercise their powers consistently, confidently, and in accordance with legislative requirements and VECRA's regulatory position statement.

The Director will be a critical member of VECRA's Executive Management Group and engage constructively and collaboratively across all parts of VECRA.

The role is based in Melbourne CBD and regular travel across Victoria will be a critical and expected part of the role.

The Director, Regional Operations is responsible for leading VECRA's frontline regulatory operations across designated regions and ensuring the effective delivery of regulatory services under the National Quality Framework and relevant education and care services legislation.

The role provides strategic and operational leadership for regional regulatory teams responsible for service oversight, regulatory monitoring, quality assessment activities, complaints management, incident response, provider engagement, and regulatory interventions. The Director ensures regulatory activities are risk-based, consistent, child-centred, and aligned with VECRA's regulatory objectives.

As a member of the Executive Management Group, the Director contributes to organisational strategy, regulatory effectiveness, and the continuous improvement of regulatory services across the early childhood education and care sector.

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description.

Attributes

Refer to PD

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Essential: Relevant tertiary qualifications in law, public policy, business, public administration, regulation, or a related discipline.

Essential: A valid Working with Children C heck

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

VECRA values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for VECRA, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the VECRA website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about VECRA's operations and employment conditions can be located on the VECRA website.

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Helen Quiney, CEO VECRA via or Helen.Quiney@education.vic.gov.au

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to VECRA will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close on 14 July 2026 (11:59 PM)

Applications close Tuesday 14 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

30 June 2026