AddressWe are seeking a high-performing and innovative Senior Project Officer to join the Strategy and Governance team, one of four teams within the Strategy and Advisory Services unit. Our unit is responsible for providing work health and safety (WHS) strategy and governance, regulatory assurance, industry engagement, and advisory field services, under the Policy and Workplace Services directorate within the Office of Industrial Relations.
As Senior Project Officer you will work autonomously and part of a team that provides integral support and governance oversight to an efficient, flexible and responsive unit in the successful delivery of state-wide WHS strategies and prevention programs to achieve positive WHS and injury management outcomes.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Project Officer role include:
- Support the Manager and Principal Advisors to plan, design, deliver and implement evidence-informed innovative state-wide WHS strategies and prevention programs that are responsive, accurate, delivered on time and within budget.
- Support the administration and governance of WHS strategy frameworks that support OIR objectives in collaborating and consulting with OIR's technical, policy and inspectorate work areas.
- Support and coordinate the planning and delivery of the work unit's workforce capability development initiatives.
- Support and coordinate the planning and delivery of targeted initiatives including communication, engagement, monitoring and evaluation frameworks to support statewide WHS strategies and prevention programs that ensure stakeholders are well informed and understand key messaging.
- Coordinate and provide input on the development of legislation, standards and guidance to improve the systematic management of WHS within priority industries, hazard areas and vulnerable worker groups.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, OIR partners, industry and worker representatives, academics, state and federal regulators, etc. to create and maintain collaborative and productive working partnerships.
- Prepare project management resources, technical reports, correspondence, submissions and briefs as required.
- Undertake research and data analysis to update the unit's leadership team and other key stakeholders on the WHS performance of target industries, including emerging issues and control measures.
- Model professional and ethical behaviour and actively participate in the promotion of a discrimination free workplace culture that values equity and diversity. Act in accordance with Queensland's Public Service Code of Conduct and relevant legislation.
- Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others, and comply and cooperate with all OIR WHS and wellbeing policies and procedures.
Our workforce needs to be agile to respond quickly to new and emerging priorities. You may be required to undertake alternative duties or work in alternative locations on a temporary or permanent basis to support service delivery.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
