Business Support Officer Rural Fire Service Queensland

4 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Full time

About the Role

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is seeking a highly skilled Business Support Officer to join our team in Rural Fire Service Queensland. As a Business Support Officer, you will be responsible for providing high-level administrative support to staff, volunteers, and brigades.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support to staff, volunteers, and brigades, including preparing and reviewing correspondence, reports, and other materials.
  • Undertake general office duties, including mail distribution, filing, diary control, travel arrangements, and maintenance of office equipment and asset records.
  • Respond to enquiries from staff and volunteers relating to uniforms, equipment, and stationery, including receipting, ordering, and system maintenance.
  • Coordinate and process training records, human resource, and finance administration activities, ensuring compliance with departmental policy and procedures.
  • Liaise and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including members of the public and volunteers.
  • Utilise databases to create, update, analyse, and report on business activities, providing operating support to ensure compliance and effective maintenance of records and access to information.

Requirements

  • Highly desirable requirements include government purchasing qualifications (level 1), knowledge of or experience in the use of human resource systems, finance systems, database management, and reporting.
  • Knowledge of or experience working with volunteers and/or within a volunteer organisation is also highly desirable.

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles:

  • Leadership Competency Stream – Individual Contributor (leading self)
  • Vision
  • Results
  • Accountability

Shared Values

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is an organisation that values respect, integrity, trust, courage, and loyalty. The successful candidate will be expected to exemplify these shared values in their work.

How to Apply

Please refer to the QFD Public Service Application Guide for information on how to apply for this role and contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments if required.



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