Deputy Commissioner - Workforce Culture Integrity and Capability

An exciting Senior Executive opportunity exists for an experienced and dynamic individual to provide strategic leadership and direction to the QCS Workforce Culture, Integrity and Capability Division (WCIC). The Deputy Commissioner, WCIC is responsible for driving transformational change, enhancing diversity and inclusion through the QCS values, overseeing and guiding significant workforce change and promoting ethical behaviour and excellence across QCS.

This critical Executive role reports directly to the Commissioner, QCS, and leads the following Commands, overseeing the Assistant Commissioners of:
- People Capability Command
- Professional Standards and Governance Command
- Policy and Legal Command
- First Nations and Cultural Capability
- Culture and Leadership Program

The Deputy Commissioner, WCIC will operate in a fast-paced and highly complex working environment while leading and overseeing the strategic vision and direction of the Division's programs of work.

This role involves fostering a collaborative, diverse and professional culture within Workforce Culture, Integrity and Capability. The Deputy Commissioner, WCIC will focus on key areas such as discipline, grievance resolution, executive level legal, legislative, diversity and leadership development. You will also be required to make informed organisational decisions through  workforce planning and alignment with key government objectives and commitments.

We are searching for a dedicated, enthusiastic, and strategic leader who has demonstrated experience in the delivery of agency wide workforce programs and reform, promoting diversity and inclusion within a team and executive level advice. The position is a key member on the QCS Board of Management.

Key responsibilities include:

- Driving informed organisational decision making by leading the development of strategic workforce and culture plans informed by robust workforce modelling, data analysis and insight that aligns to Queensland Government objectives.
- Providing leadership and focus to influence change and enhance cultural capability across QCS .
- Providing executive level legal, legislative, and operational policy advice to the Minister, Commissioner and Board of management to mitigate organisational risk.
- Providing strong and coordinated leadership in the design, development, and implementation of strategic and operational workforce functions.
- Advocating for organisational capability and sustainability through successful delivery of high-quality professional education, training, and staff development services.
- Providing strategic leadership and oversight of integrity functions to drive a mature and corruption resistant culture.
- Leading transformational change to re-shape QCS' complaints, investigation, and disciplinary management approach.
- Demonstrating superior interpersonal and influential skills to manage the resolution of critical and emergent issues and deliver successful outcomes.

At Queensland Corrective Services, our values are Professionalism, Integrity, Accountability and Innovation

This position is temporary full-time until 30 June 2025

For more information, please refer to the attached role description.

To apply please submit your resume and a cover letter (1-2 pages maximum) including a suitability statement.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/551674/24

Closing Date: Wednesday, 27th March 2024