Principal Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Agriculture and Fisheries Full time

**WHAT YOU WILL DO (key responsibilities/duties)**:
**As our Principal Coordinator (External Funding) you will**:

- Manage the relationships between DAF and key funding bodies to ensure alignment of key business processes for efficient fund management and communications that provide open exchange of strategic issues and opportunities.
- Manage departmental processes associated with the development, prioritisation, quality assurance, internal endorsement and dispatch of external funding submissions and ensure compliance with departmental and external funding agency protocols.
- Initiate the development of appropriate legal contracts with external funding agencies to accommodate approved work conducted by or on behalf of DAF.
- Review externally developed contracts, including conducting a risk assessment, and liaise with funding agencies, collaborators and DAF legal to address contentious issues identified.
- Manage the execution, disbursement and storage of approved contracts and initiate follow-on procedures to achieve project commencement. Arrange contract variations when required.
- Oversee project management processes including editing of milestone/progress/final reports, raising tax invoices and providing financial and in[1]kind reports to clients.
- Identify external funding opportunities and communicate these to departmental staff, in particular Directors and Project Leaders.
- Provide high-level advice to General Managers and Business Unit Management Teams to ensure the management of externally funded projects is consistent with departmental and Queensland Government priorities and policies.
- Manage the Business Unit's corporate performance reporting processes including those for the Agency Service Delivery Statement, the Office of the Chief Scientist and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- Promote DAF as a reputable, leading edge research provider with external funding agencies and other collaborators.

**WHAT YOU WILL BRING**:

- possess strong knowledge of, and be experienced in, managing external funding processes
- have high-level oral and written communication and negotiation skills
- have extensive experience in all aspects of the execution of funding contracts
- demonstrate the leadership behaviours as detailed in the role description

**WHY JOIN THE DEPARTMENT**:
The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth, and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.

**Here are some other reasons why our people choose us**:

- Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
- Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
- Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
- A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
- Access to confidential free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our employee assistance program.
- We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.

Applicatons to remain current for 12 months

**Job Ad Reference**: QLD/540286/24

**Closing Date**: Friday, 9 February 2024This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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