Job Summary:
As a Deputy Director-General, Resources, you will play a crucial role in driving initiatives to position Queensland's largest industry as an international leader in mining and resources. You will ensure efficiencies through aligned, integrated, and equitable service delivery, processes, and systems.
Main Responsibilities:
* Provide expert strategic advice and analysis, information, and guidance to the Director-General, Minister, and Ministerial Advisors on matters relating to the Georesources portfolio.
* Foster a high-performing culture by providing strategic leadership and vision to the Georesources Division.
* Participate and add value as a key member of the department's leadership team with particular focus on delivering against the department's strategic plan and priorities.
* Cultivate constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated and integrated responses to customers and stakeholders.
* Represent Queensland in state and federal forums and committees that require content-specific perspectives and ensure the interests of the resources sector and the department are represented.
* Lead the development and implementation of strategies, programs, regulatory frameworks, and initiatives that drive economic and social outcomes for Queensland's resources sector and communities.
* Maintain the global capacity and reputation of the Geological Survey of Queensland.
* Deliver world-class spatial and information solutions and systems for Queensland in a constantly changing marketplace.
* Ensure responsible management of the state's abandoned mines and non-commercial water assets so that economic and social capital creates enduring value.
Requirements:
* A dynamic and proactive leader with the ability to lead a diverse division and engage others to deliver outcomes.
* A successful track record and proven achievement in program development/implementation.
* Experience leading people through planning and implementation of change.
* Experience working as an executive team member with political astuteness and ability to navigate sensitive environments.
* Clear business and commercial acumen, with knowledge and ability to drive strategic change, manage budgets, manage people, and delegations according to business requirements and governance frameworks.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills in negotiation, networking, consultation, facilitation, influence, and communication (written and oral).
* Understanding of resources sector operations and strategic deliverables for the state.
Why Join Us?
We are committed to being a workplace that focuses on people, building resilience, encouraging innovation, and understanding learning is a journey that never ends. We promote a safe, inclusive, and respectful place to work where all staff feel valued. We are a mobile, flexible, and agile workforce living by our guiding principles: proactive, courageous, pragmatic, collaborative, resilient, and respectful, underpinned by the Queensland public service values.