Description:
As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.
Human Resource Services is responsible for providing professional advice and support to regional and/or state office managers and staff across the employee lifecycle including employee entitlements, Human Resource (HR) systems, establishment management and local recruitment and selection. The team is also responsible for designing, developing and delivering HR initiatives, policies and resources to ensure compliance and best practice in alignment with whole-of-government, departmental and business unit needs.
Reporting to the Principal HR Advisor, you will develop, implement and review professional HR policies, procedures, supporting resources and tools to enable quality people management practices. You will work collaboratively with other QFES People specialist work units, managers, staff and external stakeholders including industrial bodies and Queensland Shared Services as our third-party payroll provider, to deliver timely innovative fit for purpose outcomes for our diverse workforce.
Highly desirable requirements
- Knowledge and/or experience or qualifications in contemporary HR management and best practice.
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
- Contribute to HR capability across the workforce through analysis, design and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and supporting documentation and tools.
- Provide high level timely and independent advice to management and staff on policy and practice to ensure governance, compliance and continuous improvement.
- Maintain knowledge and awareness of current HR practices and systems, industrial instruments and emerging trends to ensure compliance and/or provide recommendation for continuous improvement.
- Analyse employee data to address individual and broader workforce issues, define risks and present evidence-based solutions to support decision making processes.
- Research, prepare and review reports, briefing notes, submissions and other correspondence to inform senior management of trends, risks and opportunities, in accordance with departmental requirements.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts to support HR initiatives and meet desired outcomes.
- Represent QFES and participate in HR projects and working groups to ensure outcomes are delivered within agreed timeframes and meet business and client’s needs.
- Contribute to team cohesiveness and capability through participation in professional development opportunities and promotion of a positive environment, respectful of the views of others.
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the “key accountabilities” for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream – Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
- Stimulates ideas and innovation
- Leads change in complex environments
Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Inspires others
Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values:
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- Loyalty