Principal Operations and Engagement Officer

**Principal Operations and Engagement / Executive Officer - Expression of interest**
- Join a passionate team, committed to growth and development
- Employment type: 4-month secondment
- 35 hour working week, principally in St Leonards
- This is a secondment opportunity where you are required to have permission from your home agency to be released from your usual duties for the period._

**About this role**

This unique and exciting role provides critical support to the Legal and Regulatory Services leadership and management team and the Executive Director. This role enables effective decision making, ensuring collaboration and communication across teams, assisting with preparing of briefs, business reporting and the delivery of business improvement, engagement and change projects.

**Crown Clerk 11/12**, salary from** **$139,787 - $161,663 plus Super and annual leave loading.

For more information, read the full Role Description.

**What you'll be doing**
- Providing high level support to the Executive Director and General Counsel in effectively managing, planning and coordinating the functions of the Branch, its staff and contractors in accordance with the Ministry's strategic and corporate objectives to ensure its efficient and smooth operation.
- Providing high quality organisation and business management advice on complex or significant issues as required to ensure that Branch Senior Executives are in a position to make sound and proper decisions.
- With your team, coordinate the effective planning and management of the resources within the Branch, and support the preparation of budget projections and inputs, and ongoing analysis and reporting of budget compliance and variations to Branch leadership.

**About you**

We are seeking motivated and committed individuals with:

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively develop high-level communications and correspondence.
- Creativity and innovation to bring fresh ideas and approaches to problem-solving and project development.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to articulate and present solutions, ideas and recommendations.
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, fostering strong relationships and ensuring alignment with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Strong understanding of finance and budgeting as well as the ability to collate information and interpret reports

**How to apply**

**Closing Date: 11:59pm, **Wednesday 18 September 2024**

**Additional information**
- Offers for this position are dependent on capacity to release the applicants from their current position/role. Please note the selection process will include an informal interview and work sample only to determine your suitability.
- You can only be employed for a total period of up to 12 months via this expression of interest

**Working at The Ministry of Health**

The position is located in **St Leonards**, in a modern, purpose-built building within an activity-based working environment. Close to public transport, cafés and local amenities.

**Benefits**

The Ministry of Health offers its employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning, development and work-life balance. To learn more about the Ministry and what benefits we offer, access our Employee Benefits Handbook.

**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At the Ministry of Health we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

**Applications Close: 1**1:59pm, **Wednesday 18 September 2024