Director - Education Futures Institute

Job Description

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to be part of the Education Futures Institute in the Queensland Department of Education. We are seeking a Director to join our team until 27 June 2025 based in Toowoomba, Darling Downs South West Region.The Education Futures Institute is a key system initiative in the department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career. Job details Position status: Fixed Term Temporary Position type: Flexible full-time Occupational group: Management Classification: SO Workplace Location: Darling Downs - Maranoa Job ad reference: QLD/DSR618552/25T Closing date: 19-Feb-2025 Job duration: Until 27 June 2025, unless otherwise determined The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland. The department delivers world-class education services to all students and contributes to the achievement of Queensland's employment, skills and economic priorities. As the Department of Education enters an exciting phase implementing the new education strategy, we are investing in the capability of all staff, including educational leaders and teachers, through a new Education Futures Institute, tasked with empowering professional expertise through high-quality, targeted development opportunities. Your Role As a Director within the Education Futures Institute - Darling Downs South West Region, you will be a valued member of the branch leadership team working to ensure the delivery of a coherent and system-wide approach to high quality, targeted capability development for all staff, educators, school and system leaders. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dynamic team to ensure the strategic implementation of the Education Futures Institute as a key system initiative. As Director, you will: Lead a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to and enable state-wide delivery of capability development aligned to the department's strategic vision, priorities and workforce needs. Lead and support a strategic approach to the development and delivery of a diverse portfolio of department wide, flagship and priority capability programs within the School Support and Corporate Capability portfolio. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including schools, regions and corporate partners, lead organisations and industry partners. The Director reports to the Senior Principal Capability, Education Futures Institute, Darling Downs South West Region. About You The ideal applicant is someone who: demonstrates strategic leadership and vision achieves outcomes, works collaboratively and inspires others communicates with and influences stakeholders at all levels fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces, and builds genuine relationships with stakeholders demonstrates a strong understanding of curriculum, teaching and learning and school support builds the capability of staff to achieve improved outcomes for students Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. 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 maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role in response to the attached role description and within the context of the role as described above. 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. Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions. Documents Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity, including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr