Leading the department

As the Director-General, Department of Education you will:



• provide strategic leadership that demonstrates a clear and compelling vision of communication, governance and values-based management to the department and its employees
• preserve and build productive working relationships with stakeholders, identifying tactful and diplomatic management practices to support their differing and competing requirements and priorities
• mobilise effective and efficient governance, administration and operation of the department, fostering an environment of accountability for the performance of its functions and associated outcomes
• coordinate the appropriate services required to ensure the Minister is positioned to deliver the priorities set out in the Ministerial Charter Letter for the Department of Education
• pursue with transparency, the administration of the departments legislation as set out below to promote their purpose, encouraging innovation through understanding of the principal responsibilities required to deliver the Queensland Government's objectives
• model to the highest level, the standards of ethical behaviour operating with transparency in decision making, establishing consistency for the application of these practices
• lead through awareness, demonstrating clear rationale to exemplary problem solving and decision-making practices, encouraging the sectors ongoing commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.