Deputy Commissioner, Delivery and Engagement

• Full time ongoing role
• Ongoing Public Service senior executive band 2 role with a remuneration range of $336,346 - $374,888 per annum
• Based in Parramatta with flexible work options

About us

At the NSW Early Learning Commission children come first, always.

We work to ensure children are safe, respected and supported to thrive in early childhood education and care across NSW. Through strong regulation and evidence-informed reform, we help ensure children experience high-quality early learning that supports their development, wellbeing and lifelong learning.

We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia.

About the role

The Deputy Commissioner, Delivery and Engagement provides high level strategic leadership and regulatory governance for the early childhood education and out of school hours care sector in NSW to ensure the sector optimises the safety, wellbeing, learning, growth and development of children in the early to middle years.

The role leads the delivery of frontline regulatory operations as well as the communication and engagement functions within the Commission.

For more details about this role, please click here to view the Role Description.

About you

You understand instinctively that children come first. You are a proven operational leader in regulated context with experience running large, complex, dispersed teams.

You bring extensive experience in achieving regulatory objectives through considered use of regulatory tools – from education through to enforcement, to deliver results and manage risks in a high-stakes, accountability driven environment.

As a skilled communicator, you have a confident public presence addressing peak bodies, appearing before parliamentary committees, managing media and gaining the confidence of frontline staff.

Above all, you are genuinely motivated by what the Commission exists to do: keep children safe and drive quality in early childhood education and care across NSW.

To be successful in this role, you will have

• Demonstrated extensive experience at a senior level of regulatory practice within a comparable sector and in the management of a large complex organisation.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as education, business, management, social sciences or communications, and/or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Hold a valid clearance to work with Children (Working with Children Check).
• Understanding of and commitment to respecting and valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures and supporting culturally safe practices in the delivery of regulatory services.
• Interested?
• To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach your resume along with a cover letter which describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for this role.
• Applications Close: 11:59pm on Sunday, 25 October 2026
• Contact: For enquiries about the recruitment of this role, please contact Daryl Currie, Early Learning Commissioner - [email protected]

Please note

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Candidates on a talent pool may be chosen and directly offered employment in other or similar roles (ongoing or term) in the near future.