Principal Assurance and Risk Advisor

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Full time
About us


As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.


Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland.

The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.

QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.

Purpose of role


Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will be responsible for facilitating the development and ongoing management of an optimised portfolio of ICT programs, projects and initiatives.

You will provide analysis, assurance and recommendations that support the implementation of governance, risk and assurance frameworks and processes in alignment with Queensland Government frameworks, standards and departmental objectives.

Key requirements

Highly desirable requirements

  • Knowledge and understanding of project management and/or certification in MOP, MSP, PRINCE 2, Agile or P3M3 methodology.
  • Knowledge and understanding the Queensland Government program and project assurance framework and/or qualification as a Gateway Review Team Member or Team Leader in accordance with Queensland Treasury Gateway review process.
Your key accountabilities

Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

  • Lead the end-to-end internal or external gated assurance process, including undertaking reviews and health checks, and ensuring action plans are in place and are being acted upon, monitored and tracked within agreed timeframes.
  • Provide strategic advice to key stakeholders relating to effective program and project gating and assurance, benefits, governance and risk management to ensure effective decisionmaking and project delivery.
  • Analyse program and project assurance, governance and risk data and identify key issues and mitigation strategies to be addressed at the portfolio level.
  • Monitor and review project assurance activities to develop practical and effective processes and recommendation for continuous improvement in accordance relevant policies, standards and frameworks.
  • Design, develop and implement governance dashboards across aspects of board effectiveness, risk and issue management and assurance for programs and projects to improve decision making.
  • Review critical project/program artefacts to identify, examine and analyse assurance actions, and provide solutions to ensure best practice compliance and alignment with the department's strategic objectives.
  • Build and maintain effective working relations with internal and external stakeholders, to negotiate and influence on sensitive and complex issues, and ensure awareness and adherence to standards, procedures and assurance issues and activities.
  • Undertake and support wholeofgovernment and internal reporting, and analyse the condition, status and overall delivery of programs and projects with respect to governance, risk and assurance.
Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)

Vision

  • Leads strategically
  • Leads change in complex environments
Results

  • Builds enduring relationships
  • Drives accountability and outcomes
Accountability

  • Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
  • Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values:

  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Trust
  • Courage
  • Loyalty
  • Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

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