
Principal Region Advisor - Northern
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
Posted 12 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 Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
The Department of Housing and Public Works delivers a range of housing, building and procurement services.
We work to ensure that our most in need Queenslanders have access to housing and homelessness assistance. This assistance is provided through government-owned and managed social housing, and grant funding to registered providers. We also help thousands of low income earners to enter and remain in the private rental market.
Another key focus for the department is to provide policy, advice and delivery of services to government agencies in the areas of construction, asset and facilities management, procurement and fleet management.
The department consists of five major areas: Housing and Homelessness Services, Public Works and Asset Management, Building Industry and Policy, Queensland Government Procurement and Corporate Services.
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