Eoi - Principal Policy Officer, Strategy And

17 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, 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**: The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start and ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of Queensland.

**About the Role**:
**As the Principal Policy Officer, you will**:

- Lead and participate in the development of briefings, reports, and submissions including key departmental Cabinet submissions that achieve improved early childhood education and care outcomes.
- Provide timely and quality advice to the Minister for Education, the Deputy Director-General, the Executive Director, and other senior officers of the department in relation to strategic issues in the early childhood education and care sector.
- Identify, analyse and progress strategic issues and formulate innovative and workable solutions and strategic advice to senior managers across the division.
- Lead and participate in programs and projects providing direction, guidance and technical assistance to teams involved.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of a range of frameworks, systems and processes that include data and performance analysis, program and project management, governance and risk management, and investment and evaluation management.
- Achieve a strong customer focus for all branch activities by establishing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with departmental business units and other stakeholders.
- Represent the department and coordinate the department's contribution to a range of internal and external committees and forums.
- Maintain a current knowledge of developments and initiatives in early childhood education and care, particularly regulatory policy, legislation and practice.

**As a Principal Policy Officer, you will**:

- Have a strong background in one or more of the following: performance improvement / policy / evaluation / data analysis.
- Demonstrate the flexibility to work across a number of programs and projects.
- Be an exceptional writer and communicator.
- Have excellent attention to detail and coordination skills
- Be innovative and collaborative.

**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 maximum 2-page written statement outlining your knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the role's responsibilities.

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).

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