Principal Project Officer, Inclusion and Diversity

4 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About us**:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start and ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of Queensland. The department sets the foundations for quality early learning experiences and delivers world class education services. We are committed to ensuring our education and care systems are aligned to the state's employment, skills and economic priorities, and inspire creativity, critical thinking and resilience. DoE is a diverse organisation with the largest workforce in the state. We are committed to teaching, learning and care environments that have at their centre child/student and staff health and safety.

**Your opportunity**:
**As the Principal Project Officer, you will**:

- Lead the implementation of system-wide cultural change programs, including executing deliverables for an established workforce strategy, designed to build an organisational culture of inclusion, for all employees.
- Influence, educate and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders to successfully implement a workforce strategy and a range of initiatives to increase the opportunities, inclusion and support for existing and potential employees working across the department.

**Your role**:
**Responsibilities include**:

- Lead the implementation of a workforce strategy which seeks to address system, process and cultural barriers to workforce inclusion.
- Develop a co-design process to understand the barriers to employment and career pathways informed by employee insights from the Working for Queensland and School Opinion Survey, and focus groups.
- Develop and implement communication material to support implementation of the workforce strategy and framework to facilitate cultural change.
- Lead the reporting and implementation of recommendations from mandatory Whole of Government specific purpose plans.
- Report on progress to the Public Service Commission and respond to national strategies on Leadership Board workforce targets.
- Provide strategic and operational advice on the department's workforce strategy initiatives to ensure continuous improvement and holistic innovation in the delivery of high quality services.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 2-page response outlining your skills and abilities relevant to the role. You can use the 'your role' section as a guide.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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