* Permanent Ongoing Full-time role
* Lead a specialist investigation team responsible for complex and sensitive regulatory matters.
* Play a key role in maintaining integrity across elections, political funding and lobbying regulations.
About the role
The Chief of Investigations leads a specialist team to plan and deliver complex investigations into breaches of electoral, political funding and lobbying laws. The role also oversees compliance operations during election events and contributes to proactive compliance and education initiatives.
This is a full-time ongoing role graded as Clerk 11/12.
Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements
As the successful candidate, you will have:
* Relevant tertiary qualification or industry experience.
* Significant experience managing a team of specialist investigators.
* Significant experience in an investigations role utilising contemporary investigative techniques.
* Knowledge of rules of evidence and criminal practice and procedure.
* Political neutrality with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners.
* Satisfactory Criminal Record check result.
About the NSW Electoral Commission
The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.
Our work includes:
* Running and regulating elections
* Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
* Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.
What we offer
* Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
* Career development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
* Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave
* Close proximity to public transport
* Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff.
How to apply
As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:
* Describe a complex investigation or compliance matter you have led. How did you determine the lines of enquiry, manage risks and competing priorities and ensured the matter progressed to a sound outcome(maximum 500 words)
* Describe your approach to leading and developing a team to deliver high quality work. How do you set expectations, support development and manage performance issues (maximum 500 words).
You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
For further information regarding the role please view the role description.
Applications close: Wednesday 6th May 2026 @ 11:59PM
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The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.
If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best, please contact. For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.
Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.
The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.
For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission's Talent team on
Other Information
Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.
The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW. The Commission's Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.
This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement.