A07principal Advisor

**R**ole description**:EOI - Change Manager**

**Role type**: Temporary, full time for 12 months, with the possibility of an extension

**Classification**: AO8

**Fortnightly **salary**:$5,210.10 - $5,505.80

**Contact officer**: Michelle Leavers

**Contact** number**: 0476 820 415

**Reference**: N/A

**Closing date**:8am, Monday 22 April 2024

**Location**: 60 Kingsford Smith Drive, Albion

**About us**

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) is the State’s racing industry regulator and works to ensure animal care and integrity standards for the Queensland racing industry are met, in accordance with the Rules of Racing, _Racing Integrity Act 2016,_ and other legislation. As the regulator we provide strong and impartial oversight to ensure animal care and integrity are paramount in thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing.

Our vision is for ‘One Industry’ where everyone in the Queensland racing industry shares a common interest as we all work towards ensuring the highest standards of animal care, sound integrity, safety, strong industry growth and sustainability.

Join us

QRIC is a dynamic workplace, with diverse and interesting roles ranging from those who oversee race meetings state-wide, to animal welfare specialists, strategists, communicators, regulators and more. As a young and rapidly maturing organisation QRIC employees have opportunity to help shape our future.

Join us for a workplace experience like no other where racing animals are our priority, and where dogs (and sometimes horses) at work is commonplace.

What we offer

As a Queensland Public Sector Statutory Authority, QRIC is committed to the Queensland Government’s employment security policy. Our employees have access to a range of benefits including:

- Flexible working options to support work life balance (e.g., remote working, flexible working days/hours)
- Opportunities for networking, professional development, and career progression (including formal courses and training)
- Dog friendly workplaces (some locations)
- Health and wellbeing programs
- Social Club.

QRIC is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workforce culture which reflects the community we serve and where our people are valued for their contributions and achievements.

The role

Queensland’s Racing Minister Grace Grace engaged KPMG to undertake a Best Practice Review to ensure continued delivery of high integrity and animal welfare standards for the racing industry into the future.

The Change Manager will design and execute strategies that deliver the organisational improvements as outlined in the Best Practice Review and support our employee’s adoption of these workplace enhancements. There is a clear emphasis on addressing the human aspect of the change, including understanding the impact on QRIC employees and facilitating their adaptation to new business processes, systems, or structures.

Key responsibilities

The Change Manager reports to the Program Manager, Culture Change, and is accountable for:

- Leading change management activities across QRIC that support the adoption of changes recommended by the Review, including consultation with employees, and identifying and managing anticipated resistance.
- Conducting impact analysis and building an understanding of the diverse groups across QRIC to ensure positive relationships with leaders and individuals.
- Developing the communications plan and delivering through targeted communication channels the benefits of the change program to ensure smooth implementation.
- Developing clear definitions of the value of the program, and the nature of any impact, to support organisation wide consultation.
- Preparing major presentations, speeches, publications, correspondence, submissions, briefing notes, and reports to support the change initiatives.
- Supporting required training including documenting requirements and ensuring delivery.
- Tracking implementation progress and reporting risks to key stakeholders.
- Demonstrating an ability to influence key stakeholders, groups or individuals while maintaining productive relationships.
- Demonstrating ethical behaviour and integrity as required by the _Public Sector Ethics Act 1994_.

**Key competencies**

The following will be assessed in determining your suitability for the role:

- Deals comfortably with uncertainty and risk to make quality decisions regardless of constraints such as limited information available.
- Engages with risk, shows personal courage, and challenges important issues constructively.
- Accurately interprets situations and takes well-considered action to harness opportunities and to mitigate risks despite information gaps.
- Willing to share information, support and speak on behalf of others when necessary, and deal with conflict to manage difficult individuals, issues, and situations in a compassionate, objective, and positive way.
- Supports a culture of achievement, strives for quality outcomes, and