We’re proud to offer a workplace that values your contributions, with flexible work options, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion to help you thrive.

As a Principal Business Support Officer within our Performance and Data Assurance team, you’ll take the lead in budget monitoring and planning, while driving critical funding and performance-related activities to support our commitment to excellence.

This role involves significant budget management responsibilities, so we’re looking for someone with exceptional analytical and communication skills to ensure effective financial oversight and reporting.

If you’re a proactive problem-solver who thrives on tackling challenges with energy, excels at prioritising tasks, and enjoys collaborating to drive continuous improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Job details

As a Principal Business Support Officer, you will provide high level management and advice to support the Manager in relation to human resource management activities, administering and managing the social services service procurement and grant funding in accordance with legislative requirements and funding policy and procedures.

What you will be doing in the role:
• Provide leadership and direction to a team by determining priorities and responding to and resolving operational issues, including the management of staff and resources allocated to achieve outcomes.
• Provide a high level of experience in administration, corporate governance, systems and processes, including ministerial and executive correspondence, budget monitoring and planning and contributing to strategic planning.
• Use initiative and significant levels of independent judgement in solving urgent and emerging issues with limited direction, including sensitive issues.
• Undertake co-ordination activities for the work unit and managing the implementation of strategic and operational activities.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships and networks, both internal and external to the department and representing the work unit.
• Manage adherence to corporate governance framework and an environment of continuous improvement through the application of relevant procedures and compliance to management systems including risk management, quality management and systems appraisals.
• Monitor and address complex and/or sensitive enquiries and issues, including those that are escalated, to ensure the timely and effective resolutions of issues.
• Provide advice to senior staff, regarding emerging issues and strategic opportunities and challenges.

How to Apply for the role:
• Find out more about what we offer our employees and the recruitment and selection process, including pre-employment checks in the Applicant Guide.
• Please read the role description for more detailed information about the role, including contact details for any enquires you may have for this role.
• You can apply for this role by providing a two-page cover letter outlining your interest in and capability of performing the role and your current resume via the Smart jobs and careers website www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au.

Further Information:
• Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12-months after the closing date of the vacancy and may be considered for other identical or similar vacancies which may be available.

Further information

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

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Advertising - applicant-guide - AO7 Principal Business Support Officer 779245 - WM-2026-053 (PDF, 225KB)
  
  
  682424 26 - Role Profile (PDF, 253KB)