Manager, Budget Development - Portfolio Investment - Australia Jobs Opening

September 17, 2024

Education

Brisbane

OTHER

Manager, Budget Development - Portfolio Investment

About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
Opportunity Knocks!Within the scope of the duties, the ideal applicant will:

Lead detailed data analysis and quality assurance processes across the investment portfolio that supports the delivery of the infrastructure Investment Portfolio.
Manage the preparation of the department's internal and external infrastructure budget submission, including the provision of accurate and high quality reporting and communication to key stakeholders including Minister, Cabinet, executive management, and other Government agencies.
Work in partnership with subject matter experts to deliver well documented and quality advice.

About the Role: As the Manager, Budget Development you will have responsibility for (but not limited to) the following:

Lead, manage and participate in a team(s) providing a high-quality service in the formulation of innovative and workable solutions for infrastructure and planning related services to internal and external clients and stakeholders.
Develop and sustain productive working relationships with key internal stakeholder groups across the Department to ensure critical data and information is derived from the appropriate sources to inform current and future budget needs.
Provide strategic advice to the Minister, Director-General, Division executive, senior management and departmental stakeholders across a range of infrastructure, planning and asset management issues.
Manage the human, financial and physical resources allocated to support the service function and be accountable for their effective use.
The Manager reports to the nominated Director and can be required to work across any team or work unit within the Division.

About You: A background in portfolio, program or budget management in an infrastructure environment will be beneficial. Strong experience in report, brief and technical writing would be highly desirable.We are looking for someone who:

Focuses on the future and inspires change
Demonstrates achievement of outcomes, including getting hands-on
Builds genuine relationships with stakeholders
Is driven to make a difference
Can communicate and influence at all levels

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
Attach a 2-page response to the how you will be assessed section of the attached role description.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). #LI-PRIORITYThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.