Seeking highly motivated, organised and experienced Manager for the Cabinet and Executive Services team in the Strategy, Insights and Advisory Group within the Department of State Development, and Infrastructure. Under your leadership, you and your team will work with authors and leaders to improve writing styles and practices, provide training, and ensure that information is managed in a timely manner. In this role you will work with a high degree of independence and liaise extensively with a wide range of functional areas within the department, across other departments and with the Minister’s office.

Job details

Your Opportunity:
This is your opportunity to join the Department of State Development and Infrastructure (DSDI) to think ahead and act now in helping secure responsible economic development and liveable communities.

The Strategy, Insights and Advisory (SIA) business group within DSDI coordinates all key matters across the Minister's portfolio responsibilities and all touch points between the Minister's office and the department.

As the Manager - Executive Correspondence you will use your excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills to ensure that documents are engaging, clear and concise. You will work with a high degree of independence and liaise extensively with a wide range of functional areas within the department, across other departments and with the Minister's office.

To be successful in this role you must demonstrate the following skills and experience:
• Provide authoritative and expert advice, training and support to departmental staff concerning the preparation of ministerial and executive correspondence, briefing notes, information papers, including associated processes, procedures, timelines and reporting requirements.
• Prepare, review, edit and quality assure, briefing notes, information papers, reports and correspondence on complex issues, key business priorities and operational issues including matters for discussion with the departmental executive, Minister and other departmental and government stakeholders.
• Identify, develop, and sustain productive stakeholder relationships across government to develop, implement and monitor the effectiveness of appropriate processes for managing the flow of briefing notes and correspondence between the department and Minister's Office.
• Align and manage the operations of the team to the department's and portfolio's strategic goals ensuring best practice through a continuous improvement focus

The Strategy, Insights and Advisory (SIA) business group is responsible for the following functions:
» strategic policy, including macroeconomic oversight, intergovernmental and whole-of-government policy matters and complex internal policy requiring coordination and collaboration
» marketing, communications, and media
» cabinet and parliamentary services, ministerial and executive services, and the Office of the Director-General
» strategic advice and oversight of commercial transactions, complex projects, business intelligence and performance management.
As a key part of our professional project delivery team, each team member puts the customer at the centre of everything they do and to actively seek out solutions that will help DSDI deliver on its targets.

By joining SIA you will work within a fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment where every employee plays a critical role in our ongoing success. With collaborative working at the core of our department, we recognise the power of diversity to broaden perspectives and improve outcomes. You will need to develop and maintain networks within SIA, across the department and Minister's Office, and with the Department of Premier and Cabinet and Queensland Treasury to ensure seamless and timely services are delivered.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/559666/24

Closing Date: Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 559666 24 - Role Description (Word, 269KB)