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As our Area Coordinator you will:
• Provide high level advice about the operational implications of policy and legislative changes and suggest possible improvements.
• Support manager with delivery of assigned operational outcomes and targets and contribute to the periodic review of operational procedures and processes.
• Supervise staff, through setting work priorities and allocation of resources to support delivery of required outputs in realistic timeframes. Train staff in the standard operating procedures and policies required for their role, take appropriate steps to ensure standard operating procedures are followed and up to date.

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Job details

As our Area Coordinator you will: 
• Provide high level advice about the operational implications of policy and legislative changes and suggest possible improvements. 
• Support manager with delivery of assigned operational outcomes and targets and contribute to the periodic review of operational procedures and processes. 
• Supervise staff, through setting work priorities and allocation of resources to support delivery of required outputs in realistic timeframes. Train staff in the standard operating procedures and policies required for their role, take appropriate steps to ensure standard operating procedures are followed and up to date.
• Allocate work assignments to staff, track progress, write progress reports and trouble-shoot issues that arise on a daily basis. Ensure staff have access to required procedures and resources and manage those resources effectively.
• Support management with managing operational costs in a strategic and sustainable way
• Provide recommendations to management for consideration, especially suggestions directed at improving business outcomes. 
• Liaise and coordinate within and across work units, represent the operational area and inform the work of other staff.
• Under limited direction in relation to priorities and work practices, provide oversight/management to a discrete organisational unit and/or provide administrative support to the operational program. 
• Prepare documentation and reports to brief management ensuring information provided is high quality and can be used by management to inform complex correspondence and decision-making 
• Liaise, communicate and negotiate with clients or other interested parties, within parameters decided by senior management.
• Overnight travel and extended periods up to five days per fortnight on a fortnightly rotational basis may be required.
You may also have – 
· While not mandatory, a relevant qualification from a recognised tertiary institution, would be well regarded.
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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Documents

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• dpi-candidate-information-pack (PDF, 256KB)
  
  
  646411 25 Role Description (PDF, 229KB)