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Principal Region Advisor – Northern

Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water QLD
Cairns, QLD
A$131,677-$141,002 p/a
Government & Defence → Government - State
Contract
On-site

Posted 3 days ago


In this role:
• Build and maintain cohesive and functional relationships across Local Government Division
• Maintain an advanced knowledge and understanding of the local government sector and regions, in order to build council capability and provide advice to and from the Department on a range of matters (including Council statutory obligations, governance, project management and financial sustainability issues), ensuring that quality, timeframe and departmental standards are met.
• Show leadership by sharing insight and proactively advancing key priorities.
• Support the Region Manager to lead and manage a team of staff by demonstrating a commitment to operational improvement and promoting quality of work.
• Prepare high level written material (including outgoing correspondence, briefs and reports).
• Demonstrate high-level communication and relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders and clients.
• Lead the delivery of training activities, workshops, meetings, seminars and events.
• Duties may vary from time to time. You may be required to perform a range of tasks that are outside your main list of duties, but are within the limits of your skill, competency and training, or are incidental and peripheral to your main duties.

For further information about this position and details on how to apply, please refer to the Role Description.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/646481/25
Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 July 2025


About Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water QLD

Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Government & Defence
501-1000 employees

Our teams work on some of the most significant issues affecting the world today, including water quality and security, regional development and sustainability, and climate and economic resilience. We are committed to professional and technical excellence in all our work.

Working for DRDMW is an opportunity to have an impact, to help us to drive sustainability and resilience to make a real difference for Queensland.

Our leadership and teams are committed to building an inclusive culture that respects and promotes human rights and diversity, guided by the Queensland Public Sector Inclusion and Diversity Strategy.

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