Senior Project Officer - Far North Queensland Region

Far North Queensland region are seeking applications for a Senior Project Officer to join their team on a temporary full-time basis, from 15 April 2024 to 20 December 2024, unless otherwise determined.

The Senior Project Officer (Infrastructure) will be based in Far North Queensland Regional Office and will report to the Director-Regional Operations.

About the Department of Education

The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About the Role

The Senior Project Officer (Infrastructure) role and responsibilities will include:

• Provide operational information and advice on infrastructure, planning and asset management issues, projects and programs to colleagues, internal and external clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other teams across the branch and Corporate Services Division to provide holistic support services and promote effective use of departmental facilities and resources delivered within budget and to expected departmental service standards.
• Provide advice and assistance to clients and stakeholders in the use of a range of departmental infrastructure systems and provide interpretation and analysis of data contained in these systems, maintaining responsibility for data integrity, including adherence to audit requirements and data reporting standards.
• Develop, maintain and monitor productive working relationships with internal and external clients and key stakeholders to deliver tailored infrastructure, planning and asset management solutions that address their needs through a best practice approach aligned to departmental priorities and expected outcomes.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling your own workload, taking responsibility for delegation of tasks and working closely with colleagues to deliver on competing demands.
• Attend meetings with departmental officers to discuss, evaluate and revise options to address operational and strategic issues as they relate to delivery of the department's infrastructure maintain and improvement agenda.
• Participate in the identification and recommendation of system, service and business process changes to provide improvement in service delivery.

How to Apply

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

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