Eoi - Principal Advisor - Office of The Adg (Brisbane)

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

**About Us**: 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**: Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Consulting with departmental officers and briefing the Assistant Director-General both verbally and in writing, on emergent and critical issues that may require sensitive management or immediate attention.
- Ensuring high level quality assurance and critical analysis of media, correspondence, briefings and submissions in order to ensure accuracy in both content and presentation, and alignment with relevant legislation and policies.
- Engaging in policy analysis and prepare associated briefs, reports and submissions on specific issues as required by the Assistant Director-General.

The role requires you to investigate and analyse issues, lead and influence others, use your ability to communicate complex concepts and make informed customer-led recommendations to senior and executive management. Highly desirable skills and experience;
- Solid organisational skills
- Flexibility to work across a number of priorities and projects
- Exceptional writer and communicator
- Excellent attention to detail and coordination skills
- Great at stakeholder engagement and negotiation
- Innovative and collaborative
- Commitment to building a positive workplace culture
- Knowledge of contemporary infrastructure service functions within a large and complex organisation is beneficial.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**How to Apply**:

- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for two referees (referees should have knowledge of your recent work history); and
- A one-page statement on how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role, as detailed above and within the attached Role Description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply. 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). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rb47o