
Area Coordinator
Department of Primary Industries (Queensland)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Administrative / Clerical
As an Area Coordinator, you will
- Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary field teams to achieve operational outcomes and meet service delivery targets.
- Monitor and drive performance to achieve operational outcomes, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, procedures, and the code of conduct.
- Act as the primary escalation point for operational, human resources, and workplace health and safety matters.
- Oversee workforce management activities, including leave, payroll queries, and maintaining data integrity.
- Engage with internal stakeholders, providing timely reporting to support decision bmaking and drive continuous improvement.
What You Will Bring To This Role
- Proven ability to lead and support large, diverse teams, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with relevant requirements.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex interactions and provide clear direction.
- Capability to perform effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while maintaining sound judgement and decision-making.
- Highly developed organisational and time management skills, enabling you to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
- Adaptability and resilience, with the ability to work across field-based conditions and respond to changing operational demands.
- A commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture.
- Confidence using and learning systems, with strong attention to data accuracy and process compliance
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships and work across multiple business areas
Please submit a one-page cover letter outlining what you would bring to the role, based on the key capabilities and criteria outlined in the job advertisement.
Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity. Visit www.dpi.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.
Further information
Job Ad Reference: QLD/693687/26
Closing Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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About the company
Government Administration
A Queensland Government department that aims to maximise the economic potential for the state's primary industries on a sustainable basis through strategic industrial development.
The Department of Primary Industries provides expertise and support that increases primary industries productivity, expands markets and assists with adaption to change. It conducts research, policy advice, protects against pests and diseases, maintains animal welfare standards, as well as managing fisheries.