Business Manager

Your Opportunity:
As the Business Manager and a policy, administrative and financial leader within the Queensland Virtual Academy (QVA) team, you will play a key role in leading and managing identified areas of service delivery and corporate support functions within the QVA, an educational institution delivering a statewide, cohesive approach to enhance student access to curriculum pathways, and learning opportunities.

The Queensland Virtual Academy:
enhances access to curriculum and learning opportunities for students regardless of where they live by leveraging digital and virtual learning.
supports, connects and coordinates available teacher expertise and quality learning programs, and makes these accessible to more students across Queensland; and
promotes innovation in virtual learning and develops supporting resources and systems for schools and teachers to use in their own contexts.

About the Role:
Your role will involve working with limited direction across tasks which may be of a complex or specific nature, encompassing a major area of office operations. Your responsibilities and demonstrated capabilities will include:
allocating and monitoring resources, reviewing operations to determine their effectiveness and contributing to the development of policy initiatives or corporate strategies
maintaining knowledge of financial program management techniques related to the activity or corporate goal of the work area
leading the implementation of QVA leadership decisions by allocating and using resources in accordance with QVA goals
engaging with internal and external stakeholders and clients on behalf of the QVA, nurturing positive relationships including with schools

As part of the QVA leadership team, including the Principal and Deputy Principals you will contribute strategically and operationally to:
Culture, performance and impact

Make insightful decisions - make considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context, and embed socially just practices in daily QVA life.
Develop processes for performance measurement and quality assurance of QVA services.
Set, model and monitor high standards of staff performance aligned to the QVA's vision and service orientated approach to provide equity and excellence.

Communication and relationships

Foster high quality collaboration, communication and information sharing to support the delivery of the QVA services.
Engage effectively and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver the services of the QVA.
Build strong and enduring relationships with schools and teachers in the delivery and management of QVA services.

Accountability

Drive accountability and outcomes - demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism persistence and transparency.
Demonstrate sound governance - maintains a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.

Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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).

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