The Senior Compliance Officer Southern leads compliance, investigation, enforcement and education activities supporting responsible hunting and natural resource management. It is a hands-on leadership role based from an available office in Southern NSW. View the official job ad.
The application uses a resume and a cover letter of up to two pages. Strong evidence will place your leadership inside an actual compliance operation, where your planning, coaching or decisions improved the quality and safety of the work.
Choose an operation with enough complexity to show senior judgement. Explain the risk, the team plan, the evidence gathered and the response selected. Include how you coordinated other agencies or community contacts where they affected delivery.
In This Guide
- Role snapshot
- Application requirements
- Candidate evidence areas
- Example application structure
- Application help
Senior Compliance Officer Southern Role Snapshot
| Role title | Senior Compliance Officer Southern |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Fisheries and Forestry, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| Location | Southern NSW, including Tumut, Batemans Bay, Queanbeyan or Eden subject to availability |
| Job reference | 509948 |
| Work type | Ongoing, full-time |
| Grade | Regulatory Officer Grade 5 |
| Salary | $113,579 to $116,981 plus superannuation |
| Closing date | 16 August 2026 at 11:55pm |
| Official job ad | View the official job ad |
Application Requirements For Senior Compliance Officer Southern
- Cover letter, maximum 2 pages, outlining relevant skills, experience and role fit
- Current resume or CV
Employment checks
The recruitment information notes that pre-employment assessment requirements may apply. Check the role description and portal for the conditions relevant to this vacancy.
Candidate Evidence Areas
| Evidence area | Details to include |
|---|---|
| Operational leadership | Describe how you assessed risk, allocated work and supported staff during field activity. |
| Investigation quality | Show how you guided evidence gathering and review through to an enforcement or education outcome. |
| Changing priorities | Use an example where new intelligence, weather, safety or stakeholder needs required a revised plan. |
| Regulatory advice | Explain how you helped a person understand an obligation and the action required from them. |
| Agency partnerships | Give the purpose of the joint work, your coordination role and the compliance result achieved. |
Example Application Structure
Open with your compliance background and the teams or operations you have led. Mention natural resource, hunting, fisheries, environmental or comparable regulation when it forms part of your experience.
Use the main section for a field operation. Set out the risk and your plan, then show how you directed the team as evidence developed. Explain why the final response suited the conduct and public-interest concern.
A shorter example can cover staff development. Describe the point where a colleague needed guidance and the change you saw in their judgement, records or field practice.
Choosing A Leadership Example
Choose an operation where you carried responsibility for people and the regulatory result. A coordinated patrol, investigation or education activity can work when the example shows how you set the plan and responded as conditions changed.
Keep staff leadership tied to observable work. Explain how you briefed the team, checked evidence quality, addressed a safety concern or coached a decision during the operation. Add the result for team practice and the regulated activity.
How To Strengthen Your Resume
Place team size, operational coverage and statutory authority near each relevant role. Include the field work, investigation methods and partnerships that support your suitability for Southern NSW operations.
Write achievements around decisions and outcomes. Useful detail can include an operation delivered safely, an investigation progressed to action, a partner plan implemented or stronger case practice across the team.
Before You Submit
- Place your leadership inside a specific compliance operation.
- Explain the evidence and risk that shaped your decision.
- Show how you supported staff capability during the work.
- Identify the result for compliance, conservation or community safety.
- Confirm office options, checks and portal instructions.
Help With Your Senior Compliance Officer Application
Use Team 3Thirty’s free NSW Government cover letter template to keep the application evidence-led. For tailored support, request application help.
Confirm office options, checks and submission details on the official job ad.