Description:
Are you an innovative, executive leader with a passion for driving excellence in service delivery? We're looking for a General Manager - Assessment, Investigation and Resolution to contribute to the Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland's vision to make a positive difference to Queenslanders in a changing energy and water environment. In this role, you will be an active member of our collaborative executive management team, contributing to our strategic objectives and providing authoritative advice to the Ombudsman while leading our dispute resolution and customer and community functions.You should be experienced in contemporary and efficient dispute resolution and complaint management practices, be a strong relationship manager and skilled at effectively leading high performing teams in meeting service objectives and organisational priorities.
Job details
Position status Permanent Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Management Classification SO Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Cairns region,Flexible,Rockhampton region Job ad reference QLD/EWOQ561115 Closing date 13-May-2024 Yearly salary $155548 - $162751 Fortnightly salary $5962 - $6238 Total remuneration $177733 up to $185963 Job duration Contact person Jane Pires Contact details 07 3212 0621Access the National Relay Service
The role is accountable and responsible for managing the following teams and outputs within EWOQ:
Relationships - develop and manage highly effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including consumers, consumer groups, Commonwealth and State government departments and regulators, private sector businesses, and government-owned corporations which contribute to the improvement and service delivery agendas.
Culture - with the other leadership team members continue to lead the development of a positive, adaptable workplace culture that encourages achievement, collaboration, diversity, flexibility, innovation, improvement and learning.
Internal business management - develop, maintain and deliver your scope of work within budget, manage risk and governance requirements and ensure all strategies, plans, systems and processes are aligned with EWOQ's strategic direction. Communicate with purpose at the strategic, tactical and operational level in written form.
Team member management - lead, develop and manage a high performing team that delivers on strategies, projects and activities to meet service objectives and organisational priorities.
Innovation and continuous improvement - investigate and apply contemporary best practice approaches in both public and private organisations to stimulate innovative thinking in EWOQ to achieve workload and project management improvements and efficiencies.
Accountable team contribution:
Dispute Resolution - provide oversight and strategic leadership of the dispute resolution function within EWOQ, consisting of an early resolution and investigation team. Drive and ensure contemporary and efficient practices and excellence in service delivery.
Customer and Community - provide strategic leadership and direction for the delivery of the customer experience program along with community interactions as they relate to the AIR team. This includes the quality assurance function within AIR. The General Manager - AIR is also the senior officer responsible for continuing EWOQ's reconciliation journey and furthering EWOQ's work on our Reconciliation Action Plan.
Operations and Systems - provide oversight and strategic leadership for the delivery of best practice dispute resolution systems to meet EWOQ and stakeholder expectations now and into the future.
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