Director of Education, Capacity Building & Safeguarding

Queensland Family & Child Commission; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Family & Child Commission – Brisbane QLD is seeking a Director, Education and Capacity Building to provide strategic advice, lead practice and quality assurance reviews, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance safeguarding capability within the CSO division.

The role focuses on leading the education and capacity-building agenda, managing budgets, reporting on expenditure, and driving organisational transformation to improve employee capability and service delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of the Education and Capability Building's budget and resources, ensuring effective and accountable use of public funds in line with Commission and whole-of-government requirements.
• Oversight and contribute to reporting on expenditure to support strong fiscal management and transparency, including alignment with strategic priorities and safeguarding commitments.
• Provide strategic leadership and develop strategies to educate sectors, build capacity and provide expert policy advice to key stakeholders across Queensland, to mitigate risk and ensure obligations under the CSO Act are met.
• Build, manage and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships through established engagement approaches to support implementation aligned to the CSO Act, while navigating political environments.
• Lead engagement with regulated organisations, sector regulators and community organisations, to capture emerging issues, practice insights and barriers to implementing safeguarding practices.
• Actively encourage and support the inclusion of diverse viewpoints and ensure the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the Commissions work.
• Promote a positive public image for the Commission, ensuring that effective linkages are established and fostered with other agencies, jurisdictions, client groups and other key stakeholders.
• Participate as a member of the Executive Leadership Board in formulating strategic policy and setting organisational direction to deliver on Government and the Commission's strategic priorities.
• Provide leadership in the establishment of organisational objectives, policies and initiatives, and set appropriate performance standards, benchmarks and targets for direct reports to ensure effective leadership and people management.
• Work within the established governance structure of the commission and working collaboratively across the commission to achieve outcomes.
• Develop, implement and co-ordinate business transformation initiatives that align with strategic priorities and link with other resource planning and management processes. Maximise opportunities available from harnessing opportunities for business transformation through innovation and use of emerging technologies.

Job description

Queensland Family & Child Commission – Brisbane QLD is seeking a Director, Education and Capacity Building to provide strategic advice, lead practice and quality assurance reviews, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance safeguarding capability within the CSO division.

The role focuses on leading the education and capacity-building agenda, managing budgets, reporting on expenditure, and driving organisational transformation to improve employee capability and service delivery outcomes.