Your Opportunity

The Director, ICT Transformation, Digital Engagement & Systems is a newly established leadership role at QRIC, reporting to the Deputy Commissioner and overseeing digital transformation initiatives. This role is critical in shaping QRIC’s digital future through strategic technology integration, operational efficiencies, and data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Digital Innovation: Leading QRIC’s ICT strategy, ensuring technology solutions align with business objectives and drive efficiency.

• Systems & Cyber Security Oversight: Establishing and maintaining comprehensive information management, cyber security policies, and data integrity standards.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating with internal and external partners to deliver customer-focused digital solutions and drive service improvements.

• Enterprise Architecture & AI Adoption: Developing an enterprise architecture framework, integrating automation, and leading AI-driven innovations.

• Risk & Compliance Management: Ensuring adherence to Queensland Government ICT guidelines, cyber security requirements, and legislative standards.

• Team Leadership & Capability Development: Fostering a high-performance culture, providing training, and mentoring the ICT team.

• Executive Leadership Contribution: Advising the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on strategic and operational ICT issues, aligning digital initiatives with QRIC’s broader objectives.

• Governance & ICT Risk Management: Managing corporate reporting, governance frameworks, and ICT risks to optimise QRIC’s technology investments.

• Workplace Safety & Ethics: Promoting a strong safety culture, reporting risks, and upholding ethical standards in line with public sector regulations.

This role includes one direct report and is integral to QRIC’s digital transformation and future-readiness.

What We Are Looking For

Possession of relevant tertiary qualifications in information technology and cyber security, information management or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

Proven experience in a senior leadership role overseeing digital engagement, systems development, or digital transformation.

All employees are expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the leadership competencies of a Project Leader as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland.

You will be required to demonstrate the following:

• Proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels with a high level of autonomy.

• Results-driven with a strong focus on achievement, eager to transform strategy into tangible outcomes and take ownership of projects from inception to completion.

• Strong understanding of ICT infrastructure, digital systems, emerging technologies, cybersecurity and data management.

• Exceptional digital transformation expertise and critical thinking skills.

• A balanced leader who combines vision, practicality, problem-solving abilities and a servant-leader mindset to inspire and support others whilst collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in leading digital initiatives from inception to delivery, guiding organisations through digital transitions and ensuring successful adoption.

• Strong ability and experience in leveraging data and systems to optimise organisational performance through effective data capture, analysis, reporting and evidence-based continual improvement activities.

• Strong diligence and commitment to maintaining cybersecurity best practices to ensure data security and regulatory compliance.

• Experience in managing budgets, cost optimisation and ensuring return on investment on digital projects.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex digital concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• High level of initiative, resilience and adaptability in a dynamic and changing environment.

Additional Information

• To be appointed to this position, you must be an Australian citizen and have permanent residency status or a visa permitting you to work in Australia. You are required to notify QRIC if your right to work in Australia ceases.

• Flexible work arrangements may be considered for the role.

• A three-month probationary period applies to successful candidates external to the public sector.

• All employees are subject to a mandatory gambling restrictions policy that prohibits gambling on racing events throughout Australia and internationally and must declare and disclose all gambling accounts.

• Newly appointed public service employees must disclose any employment as a lobbyist in the previous two years within one month of starting.

• All employees are subject to a conflict-of-interest policy and must sign a conflict-of-interest form. You may be precluded from consideration for this position if any private interest or relationship constitutes a conflict of interest under the Conflict-of-Interest Policy, guidelines and procedures that cannot be reasonably managed.

• Applications may remain current for 12 months and may be considered for recurring vacancies. These may be at an alternative location or for an alternative employment basis.

Pre-employment checks

Employment offers will be subject to pre-employment checks, which may include:

• Referee checks.

• Criminal history check.

• Probity check.

• Serious discipline history declaration.

• Proof of eligibility of appointment to the Queensland public sector.