Director, Workforce Planning - Strategic Workforce Policy & Industrial Relations

recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/CO683061/26T

Closing date April 17, 2026

Location Brisbane Inner City

Contact
0427 475 009

About this job

About the Department of Education:

Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

This is a unique opportunity to shape workforce strategy at scale, influence system-wide decision making and contribute to building a strong, sustainable workforce that supports learning and wellbeing outcomes for Queensland students.

In this role you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of an enterprise workforce planning approach that supports the department's strategic priorities and future service delivery needs across schools, regions and central office.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for workforce planning across the department, ensuring frameworks, governance and practices align with the Public Sector Act 2022 and whole-of-government workforce planning expectations.
• Deliver system-wide workforce insights and analysis to inform strategic decision making, including identifying workforce risks, capability gaps and critical roles required to sustain service delivery.
• Provide high-level strategic advice to senior executives, including the Director-General and Minister, on complex workforce issues, emerging risks and long-term workforce sustainability.
• Lead the development and monitoring of the department's workforce plan, ensuring alignment with departmental priorities and supporting schools and regions to undertake local workforce planning.
• Build and maintain strong strategic partnerships across the department, including Workforce Analytics, HR Business Partners, regions and schools, to enable a coordinated and practical approach to workforce planning.
• Drive the development and implementation of workforce planning tools, systems and processes that support consistent and effective workforce planning practices across the organisation.
• Represent the department and maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders, including the Public Sector Commission and other government agencies, to ensure alignment with best practice workforce planning and whole-of-government priorities.

Success in this role will require:

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic workforce planning or workforce strategy initiatives within complex organisations.
• Strong capability in workforce analytics, forecasting and evidence-based decision making.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise workforce planning frameworks, governance and tools.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including providing strategic advice to senior executives.
• Experience working across agencies, sectors or jurisdictions to identify and apply leading workforce planning practices.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to guide teams, build partnerships and deliver outcomes in complex environments.

Working with us offers:

• Meaningful work that directly shapes how the organisation delivers outcomes for Queenslanders.
• A supportive, values-driven culture that prioritises collaboration, inclusion and wellbeing.
• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid and remote work options from any Department of Education central or regional office.
• Opportunities for professional growth within a large and diverse organisation.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

esume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Application Downloads

CO683061_26T Role Description.pdf

Applicant Information Package.pdf