Senior Associate - Local Government Team, Advisory Division
Description
Purpose of Role
At QTC, we are committed to driving financial sustainability and operational excellence within Queensland’s local government sector. Our Advisory Division plays a pivotal role in achieving these goals by providing expert guidance and support to Councils across the state.
- deliver their budgets
- improve their service delivery
- identify and mitigate significant business risk
- implement and sustain projects while building internal capability
QTC’S local government team contributes to projects that create meaningful solutions with impactful outcomes. Our work addresses challenges of today, with results for tomorrow, striving to improve Queensland for generations to come.
If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a supportive and innovative environment, we invite you to join our team at QTC. Apply now and be part of a mission-driven organization that creates meaningful solutions for generations to come.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Supporting the Director and team members on developing strategic projects and delivering business-as-usual activities
- Implement team, corporate and enterprise-wide initiatives
- Provide high-quality work
- Contribute to team effectiveness and collaborating on whole of sector initiatives across portfolio areas
- Support and liaise with internal committees and forums as required
- Demonstrate contribution to
- Financial, governance and risk management
- Flow of work and information
- Collaboration, innovation and superior results
- Stakeholder engagement
- Alignment with change programs
- Alignment with QTC culture
- Continuous improvement
- Take a lead role in self-development
- Demonstrating ongoing learning
- Accepting stretch assignment opportunities
- Learning through coaching, mentoring, support, guidance, and collaboration
- Commitment to own and team success
- Deliver optimal results through collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Meet reporting requirements to enable informed decision-making
- Demonstrate capacity across a broad spectrum of skills needed for business success
- Negotiation, facilitation, communication skills (verbal, written, presentations) suitable to stakeholders
- Financial, economic, industry and statistical analysis skills with high attention to detail
- Research, reporting and advocacy to a level suitable for presentation to stakeholders
- Regional travel will be a requirement of the role
Competencies
Technical Competencies
- Understands local government sector issues and challenges
- Synthesises the right data independently and identifies solid insights
Behavioural Competencies
- Personal drive and integrity and accepts responsibility
- Ability to be discreet, maintain confidentiality, recognise and respect sensitivities
- Personal leadership consistent with QTC values and behaviours
Leadership & Management Competencies
- Demonstrates inclusive behaviours and provides feedback to support and coach others where required
Qualifications
Essential
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline required for professional roles
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years employment experience in roles that demonstrate overall competency
- financial modelling and/or data modelling
- experience in areas such as local government finance or similar, preparing business cases, feasibility studies, optimising businesses
- relationship management skills including the proven ability to develop partnerships with clients and internal teams
- skills in negotiating and facilitating discussions in a variety of situations
- excellent report writing, financial analysis and presentation skills
- engaging and persuasive communication style
- critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to effectively diagnose situations and develop creative solutions