AO8 Manager

Are you an experienced Manager looking for the next step in your career?

• Permanent Fixed Term Temporary through to December 2024
• Salary $135,927 - $143,642

Randstad are assiting a major Queensland State Government Department to provide housing assistance, homelessness support services, local government support and advice, state and regional planning, public works building and design, and industry regulatory reform.

You will join the Office of the Deputy Director-General, Housing and Homelessness Services, which serves as the liaison point for the Director-General's and Minister's offices. Utilising your expertise, you will coordinate the work flow for Housing and Homelessness Services and oversee the administration functions of the Deputy Director-General.

Your responsibilities include providing integrated advice on strategic, operational, and corporate governance issues affecting the Division. You will manage the operations of the Office of the Deputy Director-General to ensure high-quality, professional services to senior management and the Office of the Minister.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide an effective liaison on behalf of the Deputy Director-General to branches of Housing and Homelessness Services, the Office of the Director-General, other areas of the department and external stakeholders.
• Provide professional and timely advice to the Deputy Director-General on strategic and operational issues associated with housing and homelessness services.
• Coordinate information and documentation requiring Housing and Homelessness Services responses and contributing a strategic perspective, where appropriate, on behalf of the Deputy Director-General.
• Obtain relevant advice and maintaining liaison with key areas of Housing and Homelessness Services to ensure timely resolution of policy and procedural matters referred for action.
• Attend meetings and participating in forums on behalf of the Deputy Director-General, accompanying the Deputy Director-General to meetings and actioning recommendations as required.
• Undertake special projects of a complex, sensitive and contentious nature as assigned by the Deputy Director-General
• Actively participate in and contributing to the good governance and objectives of the service area and the department.
• Oversee the management of the office.
• Manage additional staff and activities, as required.
• Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning Workplace Health and Safety are applied and a part of day to day operations.

Successful Candidtae Attributes:

• Highly developed analytical and strategic skills to provide direction and advice at a senior level.
• Experience in managing diverse operational activities and projects to achieve agreed results.
• Superior written and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships, communicate, negotiate, influence, network and consult at all levels within Government and with external stakeholders.
• High quality advice and use analysis, experience and critical judgement to make information decisions that are rigorously considered and supported by clear rationale.
• Personal responsibility in meeting objectives, including the ability to recognise and resolve issues impacting on the achievement of desired outcomes.

Benefits of choosing Randstad

We value our contractors. So in addition to benefits from your new employer, we also offer you,

• Discounts at retailers like David Jones, Myer & JB HiFi, Rebel Sport, Woolworths, Hoyts cinemas and many more.
• A free Employee Assistance Program offers you and your family support
• Access to your payslips at the click of a button via our MyRandstad App
• We offer three pay runs a week Plus more

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.