Senior Workforce Planning Officer

As the Senior Workforce Planning Officer, you will undertake research, environmental scanning, literature reviews, and policy analysis to inform workforce planning initiatives and support evidence-based decision-making. You will contribute to the development and implementation of workforce planning strategies, frameworks, tools, and reporting mechanisms, while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement to support organisational objectives.

Working across a range of workforce projects, you will apply project management methodologies to effectively coordinate, monitor, and report on workforce initiatives, recommend strategies to strengthen workforce supply and reform, and engage with diverse stakeholders to achieve key outcomes. You will prepare high-quality reports, submissions, plans, and communication materials on complex workforce planning and service delivery matters, often within time-critical environments.

In addition, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of branch activities, ensure compliance with contemporary human resource management principles and legislative requirements, and demonstrate ethical decision-making in alignment with Queensland Public Sector values.

We are searching for someone who has:

• Knowledge, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge on workforce planning issues, priorities and potential solutions.
• A detailed understanding of leading practice workforce planning principles and methodologies and the ability to apply this knowledge in a large, complex organisational environment.
• Sound research skills including the capability to critically analyse, summarise and apply health literature, data and information into plans, reports, discussion papers and submissions.
• Sound project management skills, including the ability to develop project documentation, and support day to day project monitoring and delivery activities.
• High interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and manage productive working relationships with the team and key internal and external stakeholders and ability to effectively represent the interests of the Department.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading
• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion:

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds. Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.