Principal Project Officer

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Department:
The Department of Education is 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.

Your Opportunity:
Partnership Initiative is trialling new approaches and ways of working. To support School Supervisors and school and regional priorities there are 3 Local Support teams across various locations across Queensland to support the 42 Partnership Initiative schools.

42 Queensland state schools in the most disadvantaged, complex communities will receive a specialised system response that supports them to collaborate with partners and across government agencies to deliver locally responsive and integrated strategies to benefit students and their communities.

Schools participating in the Partnership Initiative focus on strong collaboration in place with key educational partners and other government agencies to deliver locally responsive and integrated strategies that respond to the contextual factors impacting educational outcomes for children and young people.

About the Role:
This role will suit someone who is passionate about making a difference in complex communities in Queensland. You will be able to use data purposefully and ethically to evaluate or monitor the progress and impact of the project at school, community and program level.

The role will draw on your strengths being able to communicate with multiple stakeholders, supporting integrated and cross sector partnerships, be exceptional at prioritising, meeting timelines and presenting information in succinct and clear ways.

The Principal Project Officer reports to the Director, Education Services, based in Toowoomba.

Responsibilities Include:
As the Principal Project Officer, you will:
Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic and innovative initiatives focused on a range of products, services and activities within the scope of the project to meet departmental goals.
Provide strategic policy and proactive planning advice on specific issues relating to the various projects and initiatives being undertaken by the unit.

Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of 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.
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