Senior Coordination Officer

• coordinate and progress the daily flow of correspondence in and out of the division including follow-up action to ensure collation of responses within required timeframes
• liaise, negotiate and consult with divisional officers to ensure responses to requests are timely and meet content,style and format requirements
• review responses to all ministerial, executive and other correspondence to ensure adequacy of content,quality and standard of presentation and compatibility with gov policy and departmental style guide
• coordinate the compilation, editing and processing of ministerial, executive and other correspondence for the division in consultation with intern business units and external agencies where appropriate
• assist in the delivery of the Ministerial and Executive Correspondence System’s (MECS) ongoing training

We’re looking for the best suited applicant for the role. We’ll do this by assessing your eligibility and your suitability to undertake the requirements of the role (including, where relevant, the way you carried out previous roles). We’ll also consider your potential to make contributions to the department and how your engagement would support our commitment to equity, diversity, respect and inclusion.

This Position Requires

• demonstrate your ability to rapidly acquire a well-developed working knowledge of the division, its operations and the needs of the Deputy Director-General’s office
• demonstrate high level written and editorial skills, including experience in quality assuring correspondence and briefing material
• demonstrate an ability to manage and deliver high-quality ministerial and executive correspondence services to deliver results within tight timeframes with a high level of accuracy
• take personal responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing work, and for committing energy and drive to see that goals are achieved
• display advanced communication skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively liaise, consult and negotiate with a diverse range of stakeholders and build positive relationships
• exhibit proven discretion and tact in handling sensitive and confidential matters.
• Contribution to workplace equity and diversity that enriches our culture of safety, innovation, respect and inclusion.

Every staff member is expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the Individual Contributor leadership capabilities as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland booklet.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

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