Assistant Under Treasurer

Your new opportunity
Are you an experienced executive leader with a passion for shaping economic policy and driving meaningful public sector outcomes? As Assistant Under Treasurer, Economic Strategy & Home Ownership, you will influence major government decisions, drive economic reform and provide strategic advice on the issues that matter most to Queensland's growth and prosperity. This is a rare opportunity for you to combine executive leadership, policy influence and meaningful public impact while leading one of Queensland Treasury's most influential functions.

In this role, you will:
Lead economic strategy and policy reform

• Shape Queensland's economic strategy, productivity and reform agenda.
• Provide trusted advice that informs significant government policy and fiscal decisions.
  Drive executive stakeholder engagement
• Build influential relationships with senior government leaders and key external partners.
• Represent Treasury as a trusted adviser on complex economic and strategic issues.
  Lead people and organisational performance
• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of economists and policy professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation and delivery focused on achieving meaningful outcomes.
  Deliver outcomes that matter
• Set the strategic direction of a function critical to Queensland's economic future.
• Drive impactful outcomes that support government priorities and benefit Queenslanders.

What experience you will bring:
Executive leadership and people management: You are an accomplished executive leader with a proven ability to build high-performing teams, create positive workplace cultures and drive sustainable organisational performance.
Economic policy and strategic thinking: You bring significant experience shaping economic policy, strategy or reform agendas, with the ability to provide insightful advice that influences complex government decisions
Influencing and stakeholder engagement: You are a trusted adviser who can build credibility quickly, navigate competing interests and influence senior stakeholders through clear, pragmatic and outcome-focused advice.
Resilience and delivery in complex environment: You thrive in fast-paced and politically sensitive environments, demonstrating sound judgement, adaptability and a strong focus on delivering meaningful results.

Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications needed for this role, relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

How to apply
To submit your application, click on the Apply link to provide:

• Your resume detailing relevant experience
• A cover letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in this position and how your knowledge, skills and experience makes you a strong candidate for the role.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability, and/or cultural or linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/698570/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 03 September 2026