Principal Project Officer

**About Us**:
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 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.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Plan, conduct and assist with operational and efficiency of assurance site visits (reviews) of the department's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System as they relate to Information Technology and Design (ITD) practical workshops and ensure quality assurance over the work performed.
- Provide school principals and ITD Heads of Department with practical advice and recommendations, which will form the basis for improved monitoring, development and delivery of the department's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System.
- Actively assist in the development of data analytics, and findings management capabilities, with a view to enhance the monitoring capability of the delivery of the HSW Assurance Program.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews of systems and proposed strategies to determine the adequacy of the action in improving health, safety and wellbeing operations and performance.
- Prepare written reports for the consideration of Organisational Safety and Wellbeing Management outlining findings, priorities and remedial action agreed with participating schools in the HSW Assurance Program.
- Provide helpful and practical advice and guidance to clients with respect to improving the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes over their health, safety and wellbeing management.
- Take a leadership role in providing HSW support to the team, ensuring cohesive collaboration and efficient utilisation of HSW Assurance resources, including human, physical, and financial resources, within allocated time and budget.

This role will work within Organisational Safety and Wellbeing team with a focus on continuous improvement and customer focused principles. While the HSW Assurance Team is based at Brisbane Central Office, the location of this role can be based within any Department Regional Office.
Highly desirable;
- This position has high travel requirements throughout the school term and must be willing to travel.

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

**How to apply**:

- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

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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