Principal Economic Development Officer, State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government And Planning

Your strengthsWe're looking for the best-suited applicant for the role.We focus on your strengths by assessing a combination of your competencies, knowledge-based skills and behaviours.For this role we are looking for strengths in:• Written communication• Analysis and assessment• Stakeholder engagement• Project management and delivery• Interpersonal skills• Coordination of events, including onlineYour responsibilities• Leverage the team's strengths to lead the development and delivery of project plans that will promote industry and regional development, including research and reporting on progress.• Access data and research new ideas and opportunities that will facilitate industry initiatives, industry clusters and supply chain development.• Provide briefings, submissions, and other documentation that may be required.• Leverage your networks to facilitate and assist industry to connect with all levels of Government.• Support regional leadership and capacity building to deliver on economic priorities of regional communities including the Local Economic Opportunities Network.• Analyse trends and develop proposals to support policy development relevant to regional services.• Represent the department at meetings, committees and industry events as required, including building, and maintaining purposeful relationships with a portfolio of clients.Your teamWe want you to be a part of a team that is making a difference by leading industry development and regional programs, aligned to the Departments' strategic plan.This includes initiatives that develop and promote the international competitiveness and capability of Queensland's defense, aerospace, space, superyachts, hydrogen, biofutures, biomedical, mining equipment, technology and services, and resource recovery industries.You will be learning new stuff every day!The State Development regional teams across Queensland coordinate the delivery of initiatives such as departmental programs and workshops, to link industry and regional business and grow regional supply chains and productivity.The regional teams engage with regional stakeholders and works with regional economic development partners to support and advocate for the strategic delivery of regional economic priorities.They lead place-based developments and economic and industry strategies.They are also the Local Economic Opportunities Network (LEO) representatives, and they support state and local governments in responses to adverse events.Applications to remain current for 12 months.Job Ad Reference: QLD/569764/24Closing Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024