Principal Project Officer - Education Futures Institute

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to join the Education Futures Institute (EFI) in the Queensland Department of Education.

The Education Futures Institute is a key system initiative in the Department's education strategy, Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student, to empower departmental staff, educators, school and system leaders to build professional expertise through high quality, targeted capability development across their career.

The Principal Project Officer position is available until 30 June 2025 unless otherwise determined.

About The Department Of Education

The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland. The Department delivers world-class education services to all students and contributes to the achievement of Queensland's employment, skills and economic priorities. DoE is a large and diverse organisation with a united commitment to teaching and learning environments that are centred around child, student, and staff wellbeing and safety.

About The Capability Branch

The Capability branch is located in the Schools and Student Support Division. The Capability branch is committed to a thriving and capable workforce equipped with the skills and confidence to support every student to realise their potential. A key part of the Capability branch is the Education Futures Institute (EFI) that delivers high-quality, evidence-informed and equitable capability development for a diverse workforce across key career stages.

The EFI provides customised and co-designed professional learning programs to meet the needs of staff located in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations across the state. The EFI empowers staff with the skills, knowledge and capability to excel in their role.

About The Role

The Principal Project Officer will work with a range of stakeholders to co-design and lead implementation of priority capability initiatives for Department of Education staff.

The Principal Project Officer Plays a Key Role In

partnering with subject matter experts and stakeholders to support the quality design and implementation of a range of priority capability programs
supporting the design, delivery and development of resources, communications and materials associated with priority capability programs
providing high quality advice, briefs, submissions, papers and reports to Capability Branch and Schools and Student Support Division
leading project and program planning, communication and coordination with key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and achieve required outcomes.


The Principal Project Officer will report to the Manager, EFI Operations, Capability Branch.

The Ideal Applicant Will

have developed skills with professional learning, program management and/or school improvement-related programs.
have high-level written and oral communication skills and be able to engage with a wide range of internal and external high-level stakeholders
be able to engage with a wide range of internal and external high-level stakeholders.
enjoy working with a diverse team to deliver outcomes and make a positive impact in education.


Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How To Apply

Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.


We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.  Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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