Are you a highly motivated and experienced leader in the delivery of risk-based regulation activities and administrative decision making in a regulatory environment?
Registration Services are seeking a Temporary Full-Time Manager to lead teams in delivering regulatory operations of the Home Education Unit in conjunction with the Director and Executive Director.
You will be dedicated to contributing to the development of policies, systems and processes to support the regulatory services for home education in Queensland.
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 Role
As the Manager, you will:
- Manage the operations of the Home Education Unit and implement principles of best practice regulation as applicable to the registration of home education students in Queensland.
- Exercise original thinking, creativity and significant levels of independent judgement to plan, organise, direct and determine goals and priorities for regulation of home education registrations.
Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To
- Manage and provide leadership to a team with key responsibilities for regulation of home education registrations in Queensland.
- Undertaking, monitoring and reviewing complex regulatory activities, making recommendations and decisions relevant to home education, in accordance with the principles of good administrative decision making.
- Instigating and managing operational policy, procedure and process initiatives to support continuous quality improvement in efficient and effective regulatory decision-making practice, in line with risk-based regulatory frameworks.
- Resolving conflicts in regulatory matters by effectively managing relationships, accurately applying the legislation and escalating matters when needed.
- Contributing to the development of innovative and strategic solutions which achieve high performance regulatory outcomes to ensure credible, accountable and transparent educational regulatory practice.
- Applying significant levels of independent judgement in keeping with the complex nature of work undertaken and the allocation of resources within the constraints or guidelines laid down by senior executives. This will include approving the expenditure of funds, undertaking specific action in line with the policy of the office, or reviewing any previous action or decisions in the work area.
- Building and sustaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and implement strategies to develop, support and demonstrate productive team collaboration.
- Providing expert advice that is consistent, accurate and timely to support senior officers, the Minister, Director-General, Registration Services Leadership team, external stakeholders and the general public and overseeing and preparing responses to Parliamentary Questions, cabinet documents, reports to government, ministerial briefing notes and correspondence.
- Building capacity, guiding and supporting team members to ensure delivery of effective regulatory practice.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
About You
Are you highly motivated and experienced in applying relevant legislation, standards, policies and guidelines fairly with experience managing and leading a team? The Home Education Unit is seeking a Manager, who is dedicated and detail oriented to contribute to the policies, systems and processes to support regulatory services for home education in Queensland.
As the suitable candidate will have the ability to interpret and apply legislation and policy in a regulatory environment, make sound judgments and recommendations regarding appropriate course of action, analyse and interpret data, manage a high volume of work, meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality. You will have a demonstrated ability to engage with stakeholders, and have an understanding of the home education sector, or be able to rapidly acquire this based on your experience in working with stakeholders.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply now to make a significant impact on the future of our organisation's capability, agility and overall performance.
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 2-page response addressing the Leadership Competencies on page 2 of the role description.
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.
Occupational group Education & Training
