About this job
About the Department of Education
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
- Provide high level strategic advice to the senior management team on corporate and emerging issues within the division, department and across government at both the state and national levels.
- Ensure effective coordination and integration of the division's programs and projects and provide strategic advice and executive support to the division on policy and operational matters relating to early childhood education and care.
- The position manages a team and is located in the Brisbane CBD.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead and manage teams to deliver key tasks ensuring a culture of accountability and high-quality client service.
- Prepare major policy papers, cabinet submissions, briefings, reports and other documents.
- Provide strategic advice to the senior management team to inform quality executive decision making.
- Maintain current operational policies, procedures, processes and systems, ensuring robust processes with appropriate internal controls and checks
- Critically analyse and prepare complex reports and submissions in order to interpret and render advice
- Form strategic networks with other government departments and agencies including statutory authorities and peak bodies, to collaborate on strategic policy issues, and represent the office at intergovernmental and inter sector meetings at local, state and national level.
- Apply high level skills to communicate effectively, consult and negotiate persuasively to achieve desired outcomes on strategic policy issues and facilitate stakeholder meetings and briefings to senior management.
About You
- You will be highly organised and flexible, able to quickly adapt to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- You will have an eye for details and be able to ensure consistency across messaging in various forms (correspondence, briefing notes, Ministerial statements, stakeholder briefings etc).
- You will have an ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with both internal staff and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- You will be actively supported as an individual and will have access to a range of flexible work options, an employee assistance program and learning and development opportunities.
- You will work for an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. We respect professionalism, embrace diversity and encourage a balance between work and life commitments.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirement 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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
ies 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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.