Principal Advisor

**About the Department**:
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.

**Your Role**:
The Principal Advisor, Behaviour has responsibility for the following:

- Provide high level advice and support to senior officers of Schools and Student Support Division and other senior officers within the department on policy and strategy relating to state schools.
- Contribute, as a member of the senior management team, to setting the strategic direction for the branch and ensuring the effectiveness of policies, standards and procedures.
- Coordinate and contribute to the strategic direction and activities as defined in priorities set by senior management.
- Provide ongoing evaluation of the activities and work practices within the functional area of the position to ensure alignment with changing corporate goals.
- Lead and manage multiple teams and projects and coordinate the development of systemic initiatives relating to departmental priorities.
- Ensure the optimal use of human and financial resources to achieve agreed goals, oversee the management of State and Commonwealth funds, where applicable, and manage reporting requirements.
- Ensure effective communication, integration, coordination and liaison occurs with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of Schools and Student Support Division priorities for all students in state school.
- Establish and cultivate effective relationships and networks with key stakeholders and clients.
- Prepare and review briefing material, correspondence and reports for the Minister, senior departmental officers, government agencies and other entities on issues related to the functional area of the branch at state, national and international levels.
- Utilise, model and build team capability in effective and productive work practices enabled by digital technologies.

**About You**:The successful applicant will**:

- Lead the development of policy responses to significant initiatives, issues and risks for state schools.
- Lead and manage teams and activities within Schools and Student Support Division to develop new and innovative responses to emerging issues affecting state schools.
- Work within short timeframes with high levels of accuracy and exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Establish effective internal and external networks and liaise, communicate and coordinate with key stakeholders to achieve required outcomes.
- Participate in and lead the work of the team to develop projects, strategic policy, guidelines, statewide service delivery implementation and program evaluation.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**Interested? To Apply**:Applicants are required to submit**:

- A brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor) and;
- A maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role 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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