Manager, Youth Engagement

6 days ago

Toowoomba, Australia Education Full time

About the role
- Provide high level strategic advice to senior officers of the department and other key stakeholders on issues relevant to the specific accountabilities of the role.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including working collaboratively, within and across schools, settings, agencies and organisations to implement collaborative strategies to ensure the effective implementation of Early Childhood and State Schools Division priorities for all students in state schools.
- Contribute, as a member of the senior management team, to setting and co-ordinating strategic direction and activities ensuring the effectiveness of youth engagement within the department's priorities.
- Coordinate and contribute to the strategic direction and activities as defined in priorities set by senior management.
- Lead and manage other teams and projects to improve youth engagement and to achieve the department's strategic 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 key stakeholders and clients.
- Prepare and review briefing material, correspondence and reports for the Minister, senior departmental officers, government agencies and other entities on relevant issues and initiatives.
- Promote leadership and foster a challenging, equitable, ethical and safe work environment for staff, which encourages commitment, skills development, professional growth and continuous improvement.
- Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.

**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 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

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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