This is a Principal Project Officer role with Queensland Government based in Brisbane, QLD, AU Queensland Government Role Seniority - mid level, senior More about the Principal Project Officer role at Queensland Government In your role as Principal Project Officer, you will work closely with Frontline Services staff, First Nations Housing, Services and Agencies working with young people to deliver responsive housing assistance through the delivery of Youth Housing Essentials. Youth Housing Essentials assists young people with the cost of one-off, essential goods and services when moving from government services to independent living. You will lead and contribute to service and policy development, learning initiatives, and business improvements to enable multi-agency partnerships and practices that deliver culturally safe housing services to young people with multiple and complex needs. What You Will Be Doing Work collaboratively with Frontline Services staff and leaders, First Nations Housing, young people, external specialist and mainstream Agencies to deliver Youth Housing Essentials to young people transitioning from government services. Foster and manage collaborative working relationships with Support services and Partner agencies to improve awareness of housing assistance to young people and to coordinate delivery of Youth Housing Essentials with services and resources across the service system. Lead, co-design and coordinate projects and initiatives with relevant business areas and Frontline Services on service development, resources, frontline capability uplift and enhance business and systems, with a focus on person-centred, trauma-informed and culturally safe integrated responses for young people. Prepare and provide high quality briefings, reporting, communications, project and other documentation to support strategic and operational developments and to senior management as required. Foster a high level of awareness and understanding of issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and young people with disability, to improve service integration, delivery and customer outcomes. Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning Workplace Health and Safety are applied and a part of day-to-day operations. The Skills You Will Need Include Being Able To Build and maintain productive relationships, communicate, negotiate, influence, network and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve good customer outcomes. Work collaboratively with team members, across business units and external partners to deliver projects and improvement initiatives within dynamic human services context. Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving abilities to respond to/ resolve strategic, systemic and operational issues, risks and trends. Demonstrate a high level understanding and experience delivering personcentred, trauma-informed, culturally safe services in collaboration with specialist and mainstream service systems, including young people sectors. Applications to remain current for 12 months. Occupational group Administration Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Queensland Government team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities Key Strengths A Final Note: This is a role with Queensland Government not with Hatch.
