Eoi - Manager - Office of The Ddg, Early Childhood

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

**About the Department of Education**:
The Early Childhood and State Schools Division of the Department of Education leads the development and implementation of policy, funding and regulatory frameworks to ensure all children from birth to 8 years are engaged in high-quality programs and services that support learning and development and successful transitions into schooling.

**Your Role**:

- Provide high level strategic advice to the senior management team on corporate and emerging issues within the division, department and across government at both the state and national levels.
- Ensure effective coordination and integration of the division's programs and projects and provide strategic advice and executive support to the division on policy and operational matters relating to early childhood education and care.
- The position manages a team of six and is located in the Brisbane CBD.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Lead and manage a team to deliver key tasks ensuring a culture of accountability and high quality client service.
- Provide strategic advice to the senior management team to inform quality executive decision making.
- Maintain current operational policies, procedures, processes and systems, ensuring robust processes with appropriate internal controls and checks
- Critically analyse and prepare complex reports and submissions in order to interpret and render advice
- Form strategic networks with other government departments and agencies including statutory authorities and peak bodies, to collaborate on strategic policy issues, relating to early childhood, and represent the office at intergovernmental and inter sector meetings at local and state level.

**About You**:

- You will be highly organised and flexible, able to quickly adapt to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- You will have an eye for detail and be able to ensure consistency across messaging in various forms (correspondence, briefing notes, Ministerial statements, stakeholder briefings etc).
- You will have an ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with both internal staff and external stakeholders.

**Benefits**:

- You will be actively supported as an individual and will have access to a range of flexible work options, an employee assistance program and learning and development opportunities.
- You will work for an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. We respect professionalism, embrace diversity and encourage a balance between work and life commitments.

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

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
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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