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Senior Business Officer
Office of the Regional Executive Director; Region – North Queensland; Service Delivery - Child and Family; Townsville
As the Senior Business Officer, you will provide oversight, coordination, quality advice and other support with regional:
• financial activities (budget, purchasing, financial reporting and audit functions)
• human resource management (establishment, policy and procedure advice and reporting)
• ICT, telecommunication and fleet
• governance activities (business continuity and business panning) and
• general administration,
in compliance with relevant government and departmental policies, procedures and standards.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Administration |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Townsville region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/685228/26 |
| Closing date | 28-Apr-2026 |
| Job duration | until 30/09/2026 (possibility of extension) |
| Contact person | Elizabeth Barrett |
| Contact details | Phone: 4796 6500 Access the National Relay Service |
As a Senior Business Officer, you will:
- Provide analysis, advice and support to senior managers on human resource, financial and administrative processes including the development and oversight of human resource, financial and administrative systems.
- Manage reporting mechanisms for service area cost centres and prepare budgets, forecasts, and cost estimates ensuring adherence to relevant Acts, Regulations and departmental delegations, policies and procedures.
- Oversee management and implementation and embedding appropriate systems and practices.
- Monitor and review human resource management and ensure adherence to relevant Awards, Regulations and departmental delegations, policies and procedures.
- Supervise Business Service Unit staff and monitor workflow and workload management and participate in staff training, appraisal and development. Ensuring admin team competencies are high and their skills/capabilities are enhanced, through training and support.
- Prepare reports and correspondence on a diverse range of issues as required by senior management. Provide strategic advice to Manager and Regional office. Provide leadership/advice to the OLT team.
- Ensuring contemporary practices and processes are occurring and are routine. Providing surety around financial reporting/payment of vendors.
Role Specific/Technical Skills:
- You understand finance and human resource management principles in a public sector environment and are a competent user of financial systems and spreadsheet software.
Delegations:
- This role has Level 8 Financial and Level 7 Human Resource delegations.
Your Mandatory Requirements:
- There are no mandatory requirements applicable to the role.
Further information
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