Address About us
As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.
Purpose of the role
The Organisational Development branch provides enterprise change governance and Organisational Development, Design and Implementation of concepts to create contemporary and integrated strategies, frameworks, policies, programs, initiatives. The Organisational Development, Design and Implementation team is responsible for designing and implementing a range of organisational design activities to build organisational capacity and ensure workforce capability and organisational structure meets the needs to deliver frontline services and achieve organisational objectives.
Reporting to the Director, Organisational Development you will be responsible for the leadership, direction and management of the team. You will provide expert advice and support to key stakeholders relating to the strategic organisational design, development and Implementation activities to ensure that business improvement opportunities are realised to enable a place-based approach for QFES that meets departmental, and community needs into the future.
Key requirements
Highly desirable requirements
Knowledge of emergency service operations and culture.
Knowledge of organisational design principles and strategic human resource management.
Knowledge of organisational resource allocation modelling (workforce planning).
Knowledge or ability to acquire knowledge and apply industrial relations arrangements.
Experience in leading and managing business improvement activities.
Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
Lead, manage and contribute to complex projects, in consideration of key strategic organisational Design and Implementation initiatives to develop concepts and models for inclusive workforce planning and continuous business improvement objectives.
Provide strategic advice and support to senior management on business improvement activities, departmental projects and issues regarding organisational design initiatives to enable informed and effective decision-making.
Build and sustain effective working relationships with subject matter experts, and internal and external stakeholders to engage and negotiate on business improvement concepts, implementation approach, progress, risks and issues.
Develop detailed business requirements through facilitating workshops, structured research and analysis techniques, including stakeholder engagement, surveys and meetings to provide project updates and oversee the implementation of business improvement initiatives.
Manage, prepare and review complex reports, submissions, briefs, and correspondence relating to organisational Design and alignment activities, and issues in accordance with departmental requirements and governance.
Represent the department at various forums and committees relating to business improvement and change management activities to meet agreed outcomes that enhance workforce capability and service delivery.
Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team, fostering teamwork and managing human resource activities including developing of staff through performance, planning and review.
Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Program Leader (leading teams and/or projects)
Vision
Stimulates ideas and innovation
Makes insightful decisions
Results
Builds enduring relationships
Drives accountability and outcomes
Accountability
Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values:
Respect
Integrity
Trust
Courage
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