Business Manager

4 days ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Queensland Department of Education Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

If you are an experienced and proactive professional ready to contribute to a vibrant Indigenous community and lead with purpose, we would love to hear from you.

Who We Are
Aurukun State School is a Kindy to Year 12 school, located in the remote Indigenous community of Aurukun. Situated on the northwest coast of the Cape York Peninsula, Aurukun lies around 11 hours by road from Cairns and 2 hours from Weipa.

Home to a population of around 1,300 people, Aurukun is the traditional homeland of the Wik, Wik Waya, and Kugu people. The predominant traditional language spoken in the community is Wik Mungkan, which is the first language for most Aurukun children.

Step Into Your Next Chapter

  • Provide high-level strategic advice and operational support to the Principal and Leadership Team.
  • Oversee and coordinate critical functions including finance, human resources, facilities, staff accommodation, and school support services, ensuring the smooth and effective running of the school
  • Demonstrate considerable autonomy and play an important role in providing advice which dictates business service delivery outcomes, inspires change and models best practice. Manage conflicting priorities to ensure strategic and sustainable business services outcomes.
  • Work in a specialised environment, requiring the development of operational methods, policies, practices and standards to support the school's administrative function, and where problem resolution is frequent (demanding the conceptualisation, identification and development of ideas, detailed analysis of alternative courses of action and devising action plans to overcome the challenges of a complex school environment).

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
  • Attach a 2-page 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.

Occupational group
Administration

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