Principal Project Officer

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

The role As a Principal Project Officer, you will play a pivotal role in the leadership of cancer screening programs by spearheading the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of participation initiatives. Employing effective project management and change management techniques, methodologies, and tools, you will ensure the successful delivery of cancer screening initiatives, incorporating benefits realization and comprehensive risk and issue management.
Your responsibilities extend to providing authoritative advice to both internal and external stakeholders through adept written and oral communication skills, encompassing correspondence, departmental briefings, and ministerial reports. Additionally, you will lead collaborative efforts and co-design activities aimed at enhancing the quality of cancer screening through partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders. Your role involves proactively identifying improvement opportunities and formulating recommendations to enhance policies, systems, and processes in alignment with both state and national requirements.
Furthermore, your track record should reflect exceptional written and oral communication skills, showcasing the ability to produce timely, accurate, responsive, and well-organized briefings, reports, and presentations. Your demonstrated history should emphasize your capacity to lead projects within the context of health promotion/public health and provide adept professional support and leadership to relevant stakeholders.
About usThe Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The Division delivers policies, programs, services, and regulatory functions that aim to improve the health of the Queensland population by promoting and protecting health and well-being, detecting, and preventing disease and injury; and supporting high quality healthcare service delivery.
The mission of the Cancer Screening Unit (CSU) is to reduce morbidity and mortality from breast, bowel and cervical cancers through prevention and early detection. The CSU is the state-wide custodian of population cancer screening programs that help Queenslander's liver longer, healthier lives.
Benefits - A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment - Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading. Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development
- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining your skills and experience relevant for this role.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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