Principal Program Officer

14 hours ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the Department of Education**: The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start, engaging young people in learning, creating safe and inclusive workplaces and investing in communities for a stronger Queensland.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities of the Principal Program Officer will include:

- Lead and manage early childhood specific initiatives to support sustained and consistent implementation, prioritising the participation and engagement of all children in development and learning pathways; and in quality transitions, that lead to successful educational outcomes and wellbeing.
- Develop and implement projects, including risk management strategies and key performance measures to ensure outcomes are delivered in a timely and effective manner.
- Prepare and quality assure correspondence associated with priority projects and initiatives.
- Develop effective partnerships and support communities to implement place-based approaches to improve outcomes for children and families.
- Identify, develop and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and agencies to collaborate on strategic early years priorities relating to early childhood.

**About You**:

- Strong communicator;
- great time management skills;
- previous experience relevant to the role.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history); and
- Attach a 2 page response providing examples from previous roles that demonstrate the Leadership Competencies for Queensland associated with Team Leader: Vision, Results, and Accountability.

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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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