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Position status Permanent Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Administration Classification AO4 Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City Job ad reference QLD/QRIDA2024/13 Closing date 17-Mar-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Sheree Finney Contact details (07) 3032 0504
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As the Disasters and Drought Support Officer, you will provide a first 'point of call' service and support to address client and stakeholder enquiries about QRIDA Disaster and Drought programs and services.
Key Responsibilities include;
- Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders, financial institutions, accountants, government departments and other organisations;
- To produce correspondence on QRIDA's behalf outlining decisions made regarding applicant's request for assistance in a timely manner and to agreed standards; and
- To assess applications for assistance within the various scheme guidelines and make appropriate recommendations to applicants and QRIDA team members.
For a full description of the key responsibilities, please refer to the role description attached.
Working at QRIDA
Joining our passionate team means an opportunity to learn, further your career, have your ideas heard and make a difference for rural and regional Australians every day.
Our team enjoys flexible working arrangements, employee assistance and benefits programs, rewarding training opportunities, and a healthy balance between work and life commitments.
QRIDA is a small organisation of just over one hundred employees. We value diversity in our community and work hard to foster an environment of inclusivity and trust.
Our Role and Purpose
The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) is a specialist provider of government financial and advisory support to rural and regional Queensland.
As a statutory body of the Queensland Government we have been helping primary producers and industry recover from natural disaster, improve sustainability and profitability, make a start in business, and overcome difficult conditions, for more than 20 years.
As the Queensland Government's experts in rural finance, we also administer the State Government's Farm Business Debt Mediation program, the Farm Debt Reconstruction Office, conduct a biennial Rural Debt Survey, undertake research and provide advice to the Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities.
QRIDA is empowered under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 to deliver additional programs and services across a range of industry sectors and to local, state and territory governments throughout Australia and for the Australian Government.
We're committed to do more to be a proactive, responsible and reliable provider of financial management services and assistance to create sustainable rural communities.
To see what we are working on now visit our website at www.qrida.qld.gov.au
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
To apply for this position please download a copy of the 'Applying for a Job at QRIDA' guide and follow the instructions, particularly, with regards to providing a statement addressing each selection criteria separately as part of your application.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
- Applying for a Job at QRIDA guide_27July2023 (PDF, 495KB)
Disasters and Drought Support Officer_AO4_BDE_7February2024 (PDF, 172KB)
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