Description:
Professional Standards has both strategic and operational functions with the corporate purpose of contributing to protecting vulnerable Queenslanders from corrupt conduct and misconduct by promoting an ethical and transparent departmental culture.
Professional Standards fulfils their purpose by executing core objectives pertaining to the investigative management and devolution of conduct matters and by reporting externally within the Queensland Integrity Framework.
Professional Standards seeks to employ a team with integrity, moral standards and ethical values and who demonstrate commitment to the workplace, proactivity as well as initiative.
The Senior Investigator is responsible for conducting high quality and timely complex investigations, preliminary inquiries and reviews in relation to staff conduct issues and providing advice and support to local managers dealing with conduct matters.
The Senior Investigator's key responsibilities are:
• Conduct high quality and timely complex investigations, preliminary inquiries and reviews in relation to allegations of suspected corrupt conduct, as defined under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 as well as allegations that fall within the scope of the Public Service Commission's (PSC) Conduct and Performance Excellence (CaPE) framework.
• Provide advice, support and guidance to managers and supervisors through a partnership approach, on prevention strategies and incidents involving corrupt conduct and conduct categorised within the CaPE framework, thereby enhancing the department's capacity to deal more effectively with such issues.
• Contribute effectively to the achievement of team goals and improvements as a key member of the Professional Standards team.
• Identify issues under the Human Rights Act 2019.
• Effectively monitor matters being dealt with by operational areas to ensure timely resolution as required.
• Establish and maintain liaison with the Crime and Corruption Commission and other external law enforcement bodies and other monitoring agencies.
• Actively maintain Professional Standards' records, case and file management systems.
• Effectively manage public interest disclosures submitted under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 in accordance with legislation, standards and departmental policies and procedures.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.