Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers

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Director-General

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Lead Queensland’s future in delivering water infrastructure across the state, creating an environment where the Local Government sector is empowered and driving up participation rates and opportunities for the volunteer workforce.

Overview

About the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers

The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers is at the forefront of driving sustainable growth across Queensland.

Their purpose is to deliver innovative strategies and responsive services that enable an empowered local government sector, water infrastructure and resource management which drives economic growth and a reinvigorated volunteering sector.

With over 800 dedicated professionals in more than 30 offices across the state, they work tirelessly to ensure that Queensland's communities, businesses, and water resources thrive.

The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers delivers the following services:

Local Government governance support and administration of funding programs
The department supports an empowered and sustainable local government sector, including through legislative and regulatory reform, integrity, governance and sustainability capacity building and advice, and the administration of funding programs.

Water infrastructure and resource management
The department leads water resource management and infrastructure development to achieve sustainably managed water resources that ensure safe, reliable and affordable water supplies for Queensland communities and businesses, grow economic development opportunities, and support thriving critical ecosystems.

Volunteering
The department leads volunteering policy and partners with the sector to remove barriers, support growth, uplift capability and promote volunteering.

Objectives

As Director-General of the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers you will play a significant role in influencing the execution and successful delivery of the Queensland Government objectives for the community that reflect the government’s vision for Queensland and outline our plan to build future prosperity and growth across the state.

The objectives are:

safety where you live
health services when you need them
a better lifestyle through a stronger economy
a plan for Queensland’s future.

Your chance to be the difference.

Thank you for your interest in joining Queensland’s largest and most diverse employer – the Queensland Government.

As a public sector, they are passionate about making Queensland better through what we do. They are a team of over 250,000 providing essential services across 4000+ locations in Australia’s most geographically diverse state.

View the Strategic Plan and the most recent Annual Report

Strategic Plan 2025-2029

2023-2024 Annual Report

Director-General, Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers

Your Responsibilities

As Director-General, leading the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers you will:

provide strategic leadership that demonstrates a clear and compelling vision of communication, governance and values-based management to the department and its employees
preserve and build productive working relationships with stakeholders, identifying tactful and diplomatic management practices to support their differing and competing requirements and priorities
mobilise effective and efficient governance, administration and operation of the department, fostering an environment of accountability for the performance of its functions and associated outcomes
coordinate the appropriate services required to ensure the Minister is positioned to deliver the priorities set out in the Ministerial Charter Letter for the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
pursue with transparency, the administration of the departments legislation as set out below to promote their purpose, encouraging innovation through understanding of the principal responsibilities required to deliver the Queensland Government's objectives for the community
model to the highest level, the standards of ethical behaviour operating with transparency in decision making, establishing consistency for the application of these practices
lead through awareness, demonstrating clear rationale to exemplary problem solving and decision-making practices, encouraging the sectors ongoing commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Leadership Competencies for Queensland

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Position Description

To learn of the requirements and attributes of our ideal candidate for this position, we invite you
to please download the position description below.

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How to Apply

Requirements

To be considered, please provide the following information in your online application, for the assessment of your suitability:

A short (no more than two pages) statement focusing on how you align with the core accountabilities outlined in the role statement below.
Your current CV highlighting your relevant experience, qualifications, and achievements.

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Applications close midnight, Thursday 17th July 2025

The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in our decision-making and actions. We value the diversity of our workforce and are guided by the Queensland Public Sector Inclusion and Diversity Strategy.

Please refer to our: Equity and Diversity Plan, disability service plan and multicultural action plan. We strive to create a respectful and rewarding workplace culture that encourages, recognises and embraces every individual’s contribution within a collaborative environment that allows all employees to thrive. We believe our workforce should represent the community we serve.

We strongly encourage enquiries and applications from people with diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you need assistance with your application please reach out to us.