Business manager - queensland virtual academy (brisbane)

Your Prospect: As the Business Manager and a policy, administrative and financial leader within the Queensland Virtual Academy (QVA) team, you will play a key role in leading and managing identified areas of service delivery and corporate support functions within the QVA, an educational institution delivering a statewide, cohesive approach to enhance student access to curriculum pathways and learning opportunities.

QVA enhances access to curriculum and learning opportunities for students regardless of where they live by leveraging digital and virtual learning. It supports, connects, and coordinates available teacher expertise and quality learning programs, making these accessible to more students across Queensland, and promotes innovation in virtual learning while developing supporting resources and systems for schools and teachers.

Your role will involve working with limited direction across tasks which may be of a complex or specific nature, encompassing a major area of office operations. Your responsibilities and demonstrated capabilities will include:

• Allocating and monitoring resources, reviewing operations to determine their effectiveness, and contributing to the development of policy initiatives or corporate strategies.
• Maintaining knowledge of financial programme management techniques related to the activity or corporate goal of the work area.
• Leading the implementation of QVA leadership decisions by allocating and using resources in accordance with QVA goals.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders and clients on behalf of the QVA, nurturing positive relationships including with schools.

• Culture, performance and impact – Make insightful, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context, embed socially just practices in daily QVA life, develop processes for performance measurement and quality assurance of QVA services, and set, model and monitor high standards of staff performance aligned to the QVA's vision.
• Communication and relationships – Foster high quality collaboration, communication and information sharing to support the delivery of QVA services; engage effectively and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders; build strong and enduring relationships with schools and teachers.
• Accountability – Drive accountability and outcomes, demonstrate accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and transparency, and demonstrate sound governance by maintaining a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.

Attach a brief resume including contact details for two referees who can speak to your relevant work history. Attach a 2‐page written statement in response to the role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

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.

When working in regulated employment, an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.