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Form of workThe Tourism Division within DTIS:
- Drives a whole-of-government approach to grow the tourism industry and address its immediate and future challenges through implementation of the Towards Tourism 2032 strategy, championing thought leadership and policy development, and leading industry engagement.
- Shapes new ideas on how government can support the economic development of the industry, delivering targeted project responses, providing advice on tourism planning, and ensuring strong governance of public investment in the tourism portfolio. This helps to develop government policies and initiatives that better support our tourism industry.
- Provides strategic policy advice and leadership across government to ensure tourism interests are well represented in major Queensland and Australian Government initiatives
- Leads cross agency policy initiatives to progress key tourism industry issues,including via Cabinet and Ministerial consideration.
- Influences the planning system and other regulation to create a favourable business environment for tourism.
- Works across the department to ensure tourism enterprises and especially small businesses have the capability they need for the future growth of the industry, and to benefit from major opportunities such as the major events.
- Attracts and facilitates more investment in tourism infrastructure including access, accommodation, and attractions.
- Works in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and other government agencies to grow tourism and make Queensland the destination of choice for visitors.
Reporting to the Director you will:
- be a contributor to:
- the development, promotion and strategic analysis of the new, Whole-of- Government strategic approach to tourism and its associated interventions
- the approved strategy's implementation to grow the state's tourism industry and address its immediate and future challenges
- in conjunction with government and a vast range of industry and government stakeholders, contribute to the development and implementation of programs and initiatives to build tourism business capability, sustainability and resilience.
- Facilitate private-led tourism infrastructure projects to ensure that government and private sector objectives are aligned with the Towards Tourism 2032 strategy
- Development, implementation, governance and evaluation of new Infrastructure funding initiatives, ensuring integrated department and government priorities are met.
- Prepare papers, submissions, reports, briefs, articles and letters of reply on complex infrastructure and tourism industry development matters (e.g. senior management, Minister and external stakeholders).
- Apply project management methodology to deliver timely, high quality project outcomes, managing budgets, risks and emerging issues and preparing documentation.
- Liaise, negotiate and develop effective networks with internal and external stakeholders (including all levels of government and industry) to deliver tourism industry related outputs within appropriate frameworks.
- Represent the department at interagency meetings and industry forums as required.
