About this job
The Destination
This is your time to actively contribute your policy/governance and project experience to a small but influential team by undertaking analysis, design, review and implementation of infrastructure, planning and asset management related business activities, systems, policies, projects and programs of work. We offer a flexible, diverse and driven work environment to ultimately create built environments to support positive educational outcomes for Queensland.
The Route
The Senior Program Officer will have responsibility for the following, but not limited to:
- Oversee compliance of, and apply, high level project management methodologies to monitor and support, the development and maintenance of project documentation including business cases, schedules, issues and risk registers.
- Provide project management advice and guidance to project staff, ensuring it is properly understood and knowledge transfer occurs to staff engaged in projects.
- Assist and lead the development and delivery of group face-to-face training, coaching and other workforce capability building activities for departmental staff in the implementation of an infrastructure management framework.
- Apply a project management approach to the timely development and delivery of training programs and training support material, developing, reviewing and updating applicable training and support materials.
What to Pack
The ideal applicant will have a track record of:
- Proven ability to contribute to the realisation of organisational goals and objectives through effective leadership in collaboration with team members to effectively address client and stakeholder needs; ideally in an infrastructure service setting.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in a process of continuous improvement activities including the ability to prioritise and perform work tasks to meet deadlines, commitments and client service standards.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in work teams to proactively improve processes, services, structures and practices through effective development and maintenance of productive client and stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrated high level research and analysis skills, with a proven ability to initiate, monitor and report on complex infrastructure related projects within set timeframes.
- Demonstrated effective communication, consultation and negotiation skills with demonstrated ability to represent the department and to establish and maintain mutually productive partnerships with clients, team members and other stakeholders.
- Although not mandatory, prior experience or qualifications in project management and governance is beneficial.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum one-page written response outlining the relevant knowledge, skills, experience and motivating factors leading you to the top of the class.
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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