Find purpose you feel, impact you see and a legacy you bring to life.

As our Director, FAST Partnerships and Governance, you will lead a small team to:
• Lead the development, implementation and review of:
o the development, implementation & review of formal governance arrangements the Fire Ant Suppression Taskforce (FAST).
o an end-to-end operational planning framework, including the development & delivery of annual workplans, reporting requirements & outcome focused key performance indicators.
o establishment of processes to assure the identification, capture & storage of data to enable the measurement of & reporting against key performance indicators.
o reporting against Cabinet Budget Review Submissions according to State Government requirements.
o policy frameworks to enable the FAST deliverables.

Just imagine what you could achieve with us.

Job details

As our Director, FAST Partnerships and Governance, you will lead a small team to:
• Lead the development, implementation and review of:
 o The development, implementation and review of formal governance arrangements the Fire Ant Suppression Taskforce (FAST).
 o An end-to-end operational planning framework, including the development and delivery of annual workplans, reporting requirements and outcome focussed key performance indicators.
 o Establishment of processes to assure the identification, capture and storage of data to enable the measurement of and reporting against key performance indicators.
 o Reporting against Cabinet Budget Review Submissions according to State Government requirements.
 o Policy frameworks to enable the FAST deliverables.
 o Engagement with all stakeholders in the suppression area, including government partners, the agricultural sector and the wider community to assure the success of fire ant self-management projects.
 o Logistics processes and procedures to support the FAST to deliver activities across all sub-projects.
 o Structures and capabilities that enable agile problem solving and reporting to executive managers and minimise impacts on team deliverables.
• Provide oversight of the financial management of the FAST.
• Coordinate the agenda content and secretariat support for quarterly government partner Taskforce meetings.
• Quickly analyse and interpret complex and sensitive information to anticipate, identify and manage risks and issues and mitigate or escalate as required.

You may also have:
• A relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Degree, Diploma, Associate Diploma) or equivalent in a field relevant to the role from a recognised tertiary institution.
• An understanding of biosecurity response activities and/or experience in applying your capabilities in a response environment will be highly regarded.

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.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/648246/25

Closing Date: Friday, 25 July 2025

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)
  
  
  648246 25 Role Description v1 (Word, 1,024KB)