Principal Policy Officer - Governance, Strategy & Planning

Queensland Government
Queensland
3 weeks ago

About the Department:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role:

You will manage a high-performing team delivering governance products, advice and Secretariat support that enables good governance practice and robust decision-making across key strategic committees.

Governance, Strategy and Planning offers a flexible and inclusive workplace where you can build your skills and knowledge, collaborate, and meaningfully contribute to the department's strategic priorities and objectives.

Responsibilities Include:

Manage governance committee arrangements on behalf of the Secretariat for key departmental governance committees, including quality assuring or developing meeting materials.
Lead development of governance resources, tools and processes to build organisational capability.
Lead development and delivery of governance training and capability to mature the department's governance approach.
Supervise a small team.
Provide a high level of support, advice and customer service to stakeholders and senior executives.

What you'll need to succeed:

Excellent attention to detail, organisation and coordination skills.
Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
Demonstrated ability to lead a team and foster a positive team culture.
Understanding of good governance requirements, including ability to translate this into user-friendly resources and capability offerings.
Excellent communicator who enjoys working with a range of stakeholders and as part of a team.
Ability to work across a number of areas, in a fast-paced environment, and prioritise your work and the work of the team accordingly.

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
Attach a 2-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

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