Principal - Advisory (Monitoring & Evaluation)
Description
About the Role:
QTC are seeking an experienced Principal to join the Monitoring & Evaluation team as part of the Health, Education and Justice team within our growing Advisory Division in Brisbane.
As Principal you will lead projects that not only deliver strategic solutions but also inform and shape policy decisions within the government sector. Your ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, maintain confidentiality, and uphold the highest levels of integrity will be essential in this role.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Engage with stakeholders to manage projects that directly inform and influence policy decisions, ensuring that outcomes align with strategic government objectives.
- Leverage your previous experience and understanding of systems thinking and data to conduct rapid program evaluations that provide actionable insights.
- Manage risk proactively across all project phases, implementing robust strategies to safeguard information and maintain confidentiality.
- Uphold integrity in all dealings, ensuring that data handling and stakeholder interactions meet the highest ethical standards.
- Navigate ambiguous environments with agility, iterating work quickly to meet evolving stakeholder needs and policy landscapes.
- Utilise data analytics to synthesise key insights from large datasets, supporting clear and informed government decision-making.
- Oversee contract management processes, ensuring terms are met and performance is monitored.
- Foster a collaborative environment, mentoring your team to excel in the government consulting space.
About you:
Bring your experience in systems thinking, rapid program evaluations, managing risk, and contributing to policy decisions through your work. You will be driven to continuously improve social outcomes and bring prior experience from a similar role including:
- Experience in projects that have contributed to policy development or change, with an understanding of the public policy process.
- Qualifications in program evaluation or a related field, with a demonstrated ability to apply these skills in a government context.
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to deliver high impact work.
- A track record of managing risk and maintaining confidentiality and integrity in sensitive project environments.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear policy recommendations.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and management capabilities, with a focus on integrity and confidentiality.
- Proficiency in rapid iteration and adaptation in response to feedback and changing policy requirements.
Build the future with QTC
At Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC), our Advisory Division is on a mission to drive financial sustainability and operational excellence across Queensland’s Government Departments, Local Governments and Government Owned Corporations. The Advisory Division supports and assists these Government entities and agencies, as our clients to:
- improve their service delivery
- identify and mitigate significant business risk
- manage financial and commercial projects and transactions, and
- optimise their financial position, asset portfolios and improve commercial effectiveness.
Using our skills, QTC collaborates with these clients to create meaningful solutions with profound outcomes for Queensland. Our advisory work directly contributes to better financial sustainability, risk management and economic outcomes for clients, stakeholders and Queenslanders.
We are passionate about supporting our clients in achieving their goals and making a lasting impact. As a corporation sole, we strike a fine balance alongside government but within in a unique corporate setting.
We do work that improves Queensland for generations. We are a leader in finance, creating meaningful solutions with profound outcomes. We set the standard in financial solutions. We address the challenges of today, with results for tomorrow.
- People - We are an inspired team of solution creators. We believe that curiosity is the ultimate problem solver. That the best teams are united by trust, not divided by ego. And that diversity sets us apart.
- Culture - We recognise that developing our people leads to their success, that energised teams create brighter outcomes and that with the freedom to challenge, we can strive for better together.
- Benefits - Benefit from a best-in-class professional development program, flexible work, leadership programs, study support, paid-parental leave, salary packaging and a corporate wellbeing program (including discounts for you and your family to a range of fitness facilities close to home or work).