Deputy Under Treasurer

Lead Queensland Treasury's Fiscal, Economics and Commercial division in this strategic executive leadership role. Drive economic and fiscal policy, oversee highvalue commercial projects, and deliver innovative solutions that shape Queensland's economic future.

The Deputy Under Treasurer, Fiscal, Economics and Commercial (DUT) is a senior strategic leadership role critical to delivering Queensland Treasury's mission to drive the Government's economic and fiscal priorities.

As a member of Treasury's Executive Leadership Team, the DUT leads the development and implementation of essential economic and fiscal policy frameworks, oversees high-value commercial transactions, and provides strategic direction to key divisions, including the State Actuary's Office, the Financial Provisioning Scheme, and the Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). This is a unique opportunity to influence Queensland's economic future and deliver on government priorities.

In This Role, You Will

• Provide authoritative advice, analysis, and guidance to senior stakeholders on Queensland's economic and fiscal performance.
• Lead the development of innovative solutions that support economic, fiscal, and policy objectives aligned with government commitments.
• Oversee the delivery of whole-of-government fiscal and risk management policies, ensuring financial sustainability.
• Provide strategic advice on major economic development initiatives, commercial and infrastructure projects, and private sector engagements.
• Strategically oversee the State Actuary's Office, Financial Provisioning Scheme, and QGSO, ensuring alignment with Treasury's objectives.
• Actively contribute to Treasury's Executive Leadership Team, shaping strategic direction and organisational priorities.
• Lead and inspire a team of professionals, managing resources to achieve departmental and government objectives.
• Represent Treasury in high-level negotiations and consultations, ensuring professional and consistent representation of Queensland's economic and financial interests.

What Experience You Will Bring
To excel in this role, you will demonstrate:

• A proven record of success as a leader in a large and complex organisation.
• Expertise in developing and implementing complex economic, fiscal, commercial, or public policy frameworks.
• A strong ability to create innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Extensive experience in delivering significant and complex transactions, infrastructure, and commercial projects.
• High-level political acumen and the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Outstanding judgement, integrity, and ethical leadership.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and adaptability in evolving environments.

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.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/659035/25
Closing Date: Friday, 19 September 2025
Occupational group
Executive