This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Education Futures Institute (EFI) in the Queensland Department of Education. The EFI is a key system initiative in the department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career. As a project officer, you will play an important role in leading and coordinating the delivery of high-quality, targeted professional learning.

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About the Department:

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About The Capability Branch:

The Capability branch is located in the Schools and Student Support Division. The Capability branch is committed to a thriving and capable workforce equipped with the skills and confidence to support every student to realise their potential. A key part of the Capability branch is the Education Futures Institute (EFI) that delivers high-quality, evidence-informed and equitable capability development for a diverse workforce across key career stages.

The EFI provides high quality, targeted professional learning for staff located in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations across the state. The EFI empowers staff with the skills, knowledge and capability to excel in their role.

About the Role:

As a Project Officer, you will play an important role in leading and coordinating the delivery of high-quality professional learning.

Key functions of this role include:

• Planning and coordinating capability programs and associated activities to meet key objectives and timelines.
• Working collaboratively with staff, key stakeholders and delivery partners to support effective implementation of key capability programs and initiatives.
• Supporting administration and organisation of program activities, including program planning, communications, procurement, budget, reporting and monitoring.
• Preparing planning documentation, reports, presentations and other written correspondence.
• Supporting program monitoring and evaluation activities to achieve continuous improvement.

The project officer reports to the Manager, School Support and Corporate Capability, Education Futures Institute, based in the Brisbane CBD Office.

The ideal applicants are individuals who:

• Understand the vision and strategic directions of the Department of Education.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and organisation skills and can work across a number of priorities and manage competing demands.
• Communicate with a high standard of written and oral communication skills.
• Develop positive relationships and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Enjoy working with a diverse team to deliver outcomes and make a positive impact in education.

The following desirable skills would be highly regarded although not mandatory:

• Experience in department platforms including Content Manager, Corporate Travel Management, SAP.
• Tracking of departmental correspondence.
• Knowledge of department processes including procurement, finance, human resources, and travel.
• Experience in departmental or event organisation.
• MS Office programs including MS Teams and MS OneNote

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
• Attach a maximum 2-page written response using minimum 10pt font outlining your suitability for the role in response to the attached role description and within the context of the role as described above.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

Further information

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

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• CO645313_25P - Role Description (PDF, 196KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants