Team Lead, Governance & People Development

Queensland Government; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government seeks an experienced individual in the leadership stream to supervise a team and support the Manager in applying HR processes. The role emphasizes governance, quality assurance, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders from our Cairns regional office.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, staff engagement, coaching, and the ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and escalate issues as required.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising and leading a team, including supporting the Manager in applying human resource management processes.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, respond to new and unexpected events, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Experience in the criminal justice environment or governed systems, with the ability to rapidly acquire necessary knowledge.
• Ability to maintain governance and oversight systems, using information to support service delivery and quality assurance.
• Strong written and oral communication with attention to detail in complex reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven skills in staff engagement including coaching, mentoring and staff development; experience in difficult conversations, negotiating resolutions and reporting actions.

Skills

Team leadership

HR processes

Governance & QA

Written communication

Oral communication

Report writing

Coaching & mentoring

Staff development

Stress management

Problem escalation

Job description

Queensland Government seeks an experienced individual in the leadership stream to supervise a team and support the Manager in applying HR processes. The role emphasizes governance, quality assurance, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders from our Cairns regional office.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, staff engagement, coaching, and the ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and escalate issues as required.