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Senior Operations Coordinator
Operations, National Fire Ant Eradication Program, Biosecurity Queensland, Burleigh Heads/ Laidley / Mutdapilly/ Wacol/ Caboolture/ Berrinba
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As our Senior Operations Coordinator you will:
• Conduct regular risk reviews and ensure risk is managed at an operational level by maintain the operational risk register. Design and implement corrective actions as needed. Provide input to management regarding strategic risks.
• Manage assigned operational strategies, policies and plans and ensure compliance with policies, quality requirements and regulations.
• Plan operational activities for assigned area in terms of output quality and quantity, financial sustainability, cost, facilities, time available and labour requirements. This includes managing stakeholders, and their expectations as applies to your work.
Just imagine what you could achieve with us.
Job details
Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
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Position type | Flexible full-time |
Occupational group | Administration |
Classification | AO6 |
Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
Job ad reference | QLD/646413/25 |
Closing date | 15-Jul-2025 |
Job duration | 12 months |
Contact person | Gary Morton |
Contact details | Mobile: 0435 967 903 Access the National Relay Service |
As our Senior Operations Coordinator you will:
• Conduct regular risk reviews and ensure risk is managed at an operational level by maintain the operational risk register. Design and implement corrective actions as needed. Provide input to management regarding strategic risks.
• Manage assigned operational strategies, policies and plans and ensure compliance with policies, quality requirements and regulations.
• Plan operational activities for assigned area in terms of output quality and quantity, financial sustainability, cost, facilities, time available and labour requirements. This includes managing stakeholders, and their expectations as applies to your work.
• Manage outputs and operational quality through development and periodic updating of standard operating procedures and policy within assigned area of responsibility.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of operational budgets to ensure efficient and compliant spending. Coordinate logistics and maintain supply chains to support program outcomes.
• Manage research/investigation of improved operational methods. Trial, recommend and implement initiatives. Use insights gained to recommend improvements to senior management.
• Supervise the allocation of work assignments and tracking of progress from direct reports. Establish parameters for staff to exercise own initiative and escalate matters.
• Manage a diverse occupational group/multi-disciplinary team. Ensure all HR responsibilities are undertaken according to DAF policy; including recruitment, performance management and leave applications.
• Interpret and apply legislation, regulations, instructions or other guidelines relating to the operations, policies or functions of the work area.
You may also have –
· Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or relevant transferable experience would be desirable.
Licences and registrations
• Current unrestricted ‘C' Class drivers' licence
Why join the department? (benefits)
The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people
are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.
Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:
• Have visible impact in your community and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.
Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.
Visit www.daf.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
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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