Senior Operations Coordinator

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As Our Senior Operations Coordinator You Will

• Conduct regular risk reviews and ensure risk is managed at an operational level by maintain the operational risk register. Design and implement corrective actions as needed. Provide input to management regarding strategic risks.
• Manage assigned operational strategies, policies and plans and ensure compliance with policies, quality requirements and regulations.
  
  
  

Just imagine what you could achieve with us.

The Opportunity As Our Senior Operations Coordinator You Will

• Conduct regular risk reviews and ensure risk is managed at an operational level by maintain the operational risk register. Design and implement corrective actions as needed. Provide input to management regarding strategic risks.
• Manage assigned operational strategies, policies and plans and ensure compliance with policies, quality requirements and regulations.
• Plan operational activities for assigned area in terms of output quality and quantity, financial sustainability, cost, facilities, time available and labour requirements. This includes managing stakeholders, and their expectations as applies to your work.
• Manage outputs and operational quality through development and periodic updating of standard operating procedures and policy within assigned area of responsibility.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of operational budgets to ensure efficient and compliant spending. Coordinate logistics and maintain supply chains to support program outcomes.
• Manage research/investigation of improved operational methods. Trial, recommend and implement initiatives. Use insights gained to recommend improvements to senior management.
• Supervise the allocation of work assignments and tracking of progress from direct reports. Establish parameters for staff to exercise own initiative and escalate matters.
• Manage a diverse occupational group/multi-disciplinary team. Ensure all HR responsibilities are undertaken according to DAF policy; including recruitment, performance management and leave applications.
• Interpret and apply legislation, regulations, instructions or other guidelines relating to the operations, policies or functions of the work area.
• Use stakeholder engagement and conflict resolution skills to negotiate issues involving both internal and external stakeholders. This may include resolving internal local level complaints and dispute.
  
  
  

You may also have -

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or relevant transferable experience would be desirable.
  
  
  

Licences and registrations

• Current unrestricted ‘C' Class drivers' licence
  
  
  

Why join the department? (benefits)

The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.

Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:

• Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.
  
  
  

Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

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