Advisor, Regulatory Affairs

• Anticipate changes in the operating environment; how they impact APRA’s mandate and credibility;
• Distil complex policy or political dynamics into decision ready advice for APRA’s senior leadership, including the Executive Board;
• Support APRA’s external regulatory relationships to benefit our financial system, including leading engagements with domestic & international counterparts & government; 
• Lead engagements with domestic and international counterparts and government; and
• Lead engagement to ensure APRA's external regulatory relationships are supported by relevant subject matter expertise; and
• Based in either of our Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra offices

The role

As an Advisor, Regulatory Affairs, you will lead engagement across APRA to ensure our external regulatory relationships are supported by relevant subject matter expertise. You will work on a broad range of diverse issues that are important to Australia’s financial system.

The team

APRA’s Regulatory Affairs team sits within the Chief of Staff and Enterprise Services Division alongside APRA’s Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Governance, Finance, People and Culture, and Risk functions. 

Our Regulatory Affairs team provides strategic advice and leads APRA’s engagement domestically and internationally, including with peer agencies; the Parliament and international standard setting bodies.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead external engagements with domestic and international counterparts and government;
• Contribute to APRA’s Parliamentary processes and supporting public appearances by APRA executives;
• Keep abreast of industry developments and monitoring external regulatory developments, identifying those that may affect APRA’s objectives;
• Develop and implement external stakeholder strategies that support delivery of APRA’s strategic priorities and manage risk to APRA’s reputation;
• Contribute to APRA’s policy work, as it relates to APRA’s operating environment;
• Partner with teams across APRA to deliver desired outcomes and engaging across the organisation to bring together subject matter experts;
• Brief senior executives and providing strategic advice to subject matter experts on handling of sensitive matters with external stakeholders; and
• Provide feedback on draft legislation to Treasury as it relates to APRA.

About you:

• Dynamic team player with demonstrated sophisticated operational acumen, personal impact, critical thinking and judgement and technical expertise;
• Proactively identify key developments, challenges and opportunities in APRA’s external operating environment;
• Able to synthesise complex information on a range of topics and enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment;
• Tertiary qualifications in economics, public, policy or law would be well regarded;
• Ideally, you would have experience working in or sound knowledge of the Australian financial system, prudential regulation and/or Australia’s Parliamentary system; and
• You bring strategic thinking and use stakeholder insights to interpret emerging risks and provide updates to senior leadership.
   

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen with eligibility to obtain and maintain Australian Government Security clearances. 

About APRA

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) places you at the heart of Australia’s financial services industry. APRA serves the Australian community by helping ensure financial institutions deliver on the financial commitments they make, within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system.

At APRA we’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected. We aspire to attract and foster diversity of background, thought, and experience, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. When applying, please inform us of any adjustments you may need during the interview process.