Director, Office of the Chief HR Officer , Queensland Health

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the Director, Office of the CHRO is a strategic leadership position responsible for providing independent and timely advice to the CHRO and the executive team.

In this role, you will provide autonomous leadership and direction for strategic, system-wide transformation projects, as mandated by the Chief HR Officer while managing high-level, intricate, and time-sensitive initiatives for the Branch Executive Leadership team.

You will oversee the Executive Services function within the Branch, serving as a vital link between the Office of the Chief HR Officer, Office of the Deputy Director-General Corporate Services Division, and Offices of the Director-General and Minister for Health. Your focus will particularly centre on managing contentious, time-sensitive, or confidential matters that impact business continuity. Furthermore, you will establish and nurture strategic collaborations across the Department, Hospital and Health Services, and external agencies to ensure the delivery of Ministerial priorities and key reform projects. Additionally, this role will play a pivotal role in fostering robust and constructive professional relationships with various senior stakeholders.

The successful person:

• Experience in providing independent, confidential and complex support and advice to Executive Management within large complex public sector organisations.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills including the ability to resolve conflict positively.
• Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal skills, as well as good team building and policy networking skills.
• Experience in leading and managing services to support improvement in organizational service delivery and drive improvements in strategies, policies and systems.

About us:

The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland.  We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace.  Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.

The Corporate Services Division (CSD) provides contemporary expert advice and specialist corporate services to the department and Hospital and Health Services, including human resources policy and advice; system-level finance products and transactional services; risk, assurance and information management expertise; strategic legal and administrative legal services; and supports the largest and most complex workforce management, payroll, business, finance and logistics solutions in the Queensland public sector.

Human Resources Branch partners with stakeholders across Queensland Health to provide human resource strategies and support to realise the potential of our people in the delivery of quality healthcare to Queenslanders.

Benefits:

• A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Career training and development

To apply for this opportunity:

• Please submit your resume (including the details of two referees), and
• A short-written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirements of the role.