Principal Engagement Officer

5 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role

**As the Principal Engagement Officer, you will**:

- Develop and manage relevant networks across the department and external stakeholders to support the delivery of strategic projects, linkages, informed decision making and aligned actions related to non-state education.
- Manage the development, implementation and maintenance of project engagement and communications strategies and tactics to support whole of team engagement strategic priorities.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Work collaboratively to support relationship management and communication activities, develop strong affiliations with key stakeholders, and position the team and its activities to deliver project objectives.Maintain strong relationships with various parts of the department and develop and maintain two-way engagement tactics to ensure broad engagement with project work.
- Analyse complex policy content and undertake research to craft tailored messaging and engagement options for target audiences.
- Conceptualise, develop, implement and review relationship management strategies and ensure communication materials are high quality, accurate and consistent, accessible and appropriately tailored for the relevant audience/situation.
- Contribute to team strategic and operational planning, as well as design achievable and practical solutions for challenges and opportunities in the non-state education area.
- Prepare and review a range of materials including briefings, presentations, submissions and correspondence.
- Lead or participate in a range of project teams and coordinate project team work, as well as supporting the operation of working groups and committees, including the preparation of briefing papers and design of engaging project materials.

The Principal Engagement Officer reports to the Director, Non-State Schools Accreditation Framework Review Taskforce, External Relations and Research, Policy, External Relations and International, Policy, Performance, International and Intergovernmental.
How to Apply

**Interested applicants are invited to submit**:

- A short summary (no more than two pages) outlining your interest and suitability for the role including relevant skills, experience and abilities to deliver on the key competencies detailed in the Role Description; and
- A resume with contact details for two referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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