Principal Advisor

2 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
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.
About the Role
As the Principal Advisor, you will have responsibility for the following:

- Provide high level advice, support and quality assurance to ensure critical analysis of documents and processes, including correspondence, briefings, submissions, parliamentary and cabinet related materials.
- Manage the dissemination of strategic information, including the coordination of corporate processes for the division (such as annual estimates processes and operational planning) ensuring all stakeholders are able to contribute to strategic directions, policies and procedures.
- Identify issues and provide strategic advice to the Director on matters impacting the division through high level research, analysis, reports, and submissions.
- Develop, maintain and foster effective networks, consult and liaise with all areas of the department, Government agencies, the Minister's Office and other key stakeholders and partners to support the achievement of department objectives.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the Senior Executive Coordinator, Executive Coordinator, and to Correspondence Officers within the division to foster a work environment with a strong team focus that encourages commitment, professional growth and continuous improvement.
- Consult with departmental officers and brief the Director and Deputy Director-General, both verbally and in writing, on emergent and critical issues that may require sensitive management or immediate attention.

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 2-pg 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).
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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