Principal Program Officer

Queensland Police Service; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) Emergency Management & Coordination Command is seeking a senior contributor to provide strategic leadership for disaster management lessons, research and related projects. You will build and maintain important stakeholder relationships to support action plans and drive continuous improvement.

You will lead research activities, coordinate analysis, and deliver complex briefing documents and reports to senior management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge or experience in lessons management or research is highly regarded.
• Experience in project management is a plus.
• Disaster management knowledge is valued for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level strategic leadership for disaster management lessons, research and projects.
• Build, consult and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to support action plans.
• Lead and coordinate research and analysis activities with workshops and meetings for continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic advice to senior management on lessons management and research.
• Manage analysis of external and internal reviews and report progress on recommendations and projects.
• Prepare and provide complex briefing documents, submissions, reports and correspondence as required.

Skills

Lessons management

Research

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Disaster management

Job description

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) Emergency Management & Coordination Command (EMCG) supports locally led and safe, resilient communities throughout Queensland. The Command is focused on enhancing whole of government capability and delivering state level support to disaster operations based on the requirements of the Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements (QDMA).

Your key accountabilities

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Provide high level strategic leadership and direction for the ongoing management of disaster management lessons, research and projects.
• Build, consult and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to support efficient processes for the successful initiation of action plans to address recommendations, insights and the development of learning.
• Lead, manage and coordinate research and analysis activities, and work with key stakeholders through workshops and meetings to support continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic advice to senior management regarding best practice lessons management and research.
• Manage and conduct analysis activities on all external and internal reviews and reports and provide progress reporting on the status of recommendations and projects of work.
• Prepare, review and provide complex briefing documents, submissions, reports and correspondence on related issues and initiatives, in accordance with requirements.

Role Requirements

Mandatory - NIL

Qualification - NIL

Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience - Knowledge, experience, or qualifications in lessons management, research, and project management related area(s), and/or disaster management will be highly regarded.

Other - Capacity to support operational duties during disaster events. This may require work outside of normal hours (e.g. night shift), including weekends, working extended hours and may include deployment to other parts of the State.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.