Your new opportunity

Join Queensland Treasury's Budget Office for a focused six-month opportunity, with the possibility of extension, and make a visible contribution to delivering the State's annual Budget and Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review. As the Senior Project Officer, you will bring people, processes and information together across Treasury, government agencies and other partners. You will coordinate complex work, strengthen the way budget activities are delivered and support the preparation of high-quality advice, briefings and budget documentation. This is an ideal opportunity to apply your project delivery, process improvement and relationship skills in a high profile workplace, working across organisational boundaries to solve challenges and turn ideas into practical improvements for Queensland's fiscal management.

In this role, you will:

Deliver projects and improve processes

- Contribute to a multidisciplinary team that develops, implements and continuously improves strategies, systems, policies and procedures supporting the Budget Office work program.
- Apply project management, innovation and risk management practices, informed by research into contemporary budget approaches, to deliver quality outcomes and practical improvements.

Coordinate high-quality budget outcomes

- Support the preparation of correspondence, reports and briefings for budget processes and other key projects.
- Lead and manage budget paper coordination teams to deliver accurate, timely and high-quality documentation, while coaching and mentoring others to build capability and support high performance.

Partner, influence and support change

- Build trusted relationships across Treasury, government agencies,



statutory authorities and the private sector, providing high-level advice and feedback while managing scope, risks and stakeholder expectations.
- Create effective communication and feedback channels that support change, shared learning and successful adoption.

What experience you will bring:

Project and change delivery

- Recent experience in project management.
- Experience designing and implementing processes, including change management.

Stakeholder engagement

- A high level of interpersonal and engagement capability.
- The ability to manage scope and stakeholder expectations.

Communication

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

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/703830/26
Closing Date: Monday, 26 October 2026

📌 Senior Project Officer (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of Treasury QLD
📍 Brisbane