About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to delivering responsive services focused on equity and excellence to Queenslanders and their communities. We promote equity and excellence by our commitment to respect, protect and promote human rights. Our objectives are: a strong start for all children, every student realising their potential, fair and safe workplaces and communities, capable people delivering our vision. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.
About the role:
As the Principal Policy Officer, you will:
- Coordinate and undertake extensive policy development and research activities on initiatives and issues affecting the future direction of early childhood education, school education and tertiary education in Queensland.
- Lead significant projects to develop future oriented strategies and policies for early childhood education, school education and tertiary education.
Responsibilities include:
- Identify, analyse and provide leadership on strategic issues and formulate innovative and workable policy options and solutions.
- Assess strategic issues and policy initiatives including those occurring locally, nationally and internationally and provide high level strategic advice to the Minister, the Director-General and the Senior Executive of the Department.
- Provide executive support to senior officers, including preparation of major policy papers, briefings, reports and submissions including Cabinet submissions.
- Represent the Department on inter-departmental committees and working groups and coordinate the Department's contribution.
- Contribute to improving the quality of policy processes through working with operational areas to build policy capability and progress strategic issues.
- Lead and coordinate reporting requirements, such as responses to whole of Government initiatives, election commitment reporting, Service Delivery Statements, performance management, and strategic and business planning.
- 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.
- Lead and manage significant projects providing direction, guidance and technical assistance to project staff.
- Maintain a current knowledge of developments and initiatives in early childhood education, school education and tertiary education policy and practice occurring at an international, national and state level.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
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 response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description.
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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