Project Officer, Health, Education and Justice

Why Join Us?
If you're looking for a career, not just a job, and want to join a passionate team, become a state shaper today We are the State Shapers, thinking ahead and acting now to set Queensland up for a better tomorrow. Nowhere else offers you the chance to work on projects as far-reaching and varied as renewables and decarbonisation, the infrastructure needed for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The people you'll work with are enthusiastic about making a difference across the state.

Your Opportunity
As a Project Officer in the Health, Education, and Justice team, you'll contribute to planning the State's capital program and reviewing infrastructure proposals to ensure alignment with government priorities. You'll learn contemporary proposal development frameworks, enhance your communication and influencing skills, and foster collaboration through stakeholder engagement. Your efforts will help articulate industry aspirations and enable the necessary infrastructure to bring them to reality.

Your Strengths
We're looking for the best-suited applicant by focusing on your strengths, assessing a combination of your competencies, skills, and behaviors. For this role, we look for strengths in:

1. Communication and Influence: Articulate ideas clearly and persuasively, fostering collaboration.
2. Research and Analysis: Analyze data to inform strategic decisions.
3. Project and Time Management: Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
4. Collaboration: Build strong relationships and work towards common goals.
5. Stakeholder Engagement and Management: Engage with stakeholders, understanding their needs.
6. Strategic and Critical Thinking: Anticipate challenges and develop innovative solutions.

Your Responsibilities
Work collaboratively to support the team proactively engaging with agencies, evaluating and anticipating future requirements for advice and support in the development of capital plans and infrastructure proposals. Provide support including project administration and using established project management approaches to scheduling, communications, governance and engagement, reporting, procurement, contract management, budget, knowledge management and documentation. Establish and maintain effective networks and build a positive rapport with internal and external stakeholders, including liaising, collaborating, and negotiating with other State agencies and other levels of government on a range of key issues associated with the development of capital plans and infrastructure proposals. Actively contribute to the review of proposals and support the preparation and coordination of timely and high-quality feedback to agencies on the development of capital plans and infrastructure proposals. Support the team proactively identifying and implementing opportunities for the continuous improvement of the infrastructure proposal development frameworks and agency capability. Prepare sensitive, well researched and often confidential materials for advice, reports, presentations, briefing materials, submissions and correspondence and assist with cabinet documentation processes relevant to inform a more coordinated approach to infrastructure planning prioritisation and investment partnerships.

Diversity and Inclusion
We value and respect diversity in thought and experience. We encourage applicants of all genders, ethnicities, ages, languages, sexual orientations, disabilities, and family responsibilities to apply. Our team is passionate about achieving big things together, believing that diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued.

Applications will remain current for 12 months. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.