Executive Director, Regional Implementation

As Executive Director, Regional Implementation, you will lead and oversee delivery and implementation across four regions and multiple regional offices, ensuring priorities are translated into consistent, high‑quality outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This role requires an experienced senior leader with strong operational discipline, the ability to manage complex delivery environments, and the confidence to intervene where required. You will bring clear judgement, strong governance capability and a commitment to accountability, while leading large, geographically dispersed teams through ongoing change.

This is a critical senior role for an executive motivated by public purpose and capable of delivering results at scale. This is an opportunity to grow your executive leadership career in Queensland’s public sector.

About The Role

The Executive Director, Regional Implementation is accountable for the effective, efficient and consistent implementation of programs across Queensland's regions. Reporting to the Deputy Director‑General, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, the role leads one of the department's largest operational functions, with responsibility for statewide delivery performance.

You will oversee implementation across four regions and multiple regional offices, ensuring alignment with government priorities, departmental strategy and legislative and governance requirements. This includes establishing strong performance and reporting rhythms, managing risk, and taking timely action to address emerging delivery issues.

The role requires active leadership in complex stakeholder environments, including direct engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, senior executives, Ministers, and cross‑government partners. You will be expected to provide clear, accurate advice, and to balance local responsiveness with statewide consistency and accountability.

You will also lead organisational uplift across regional operations, strengthening operating models, workforce capability, governance and implementation practices to support sustained improvement.

The ideal candidate

You are an experienced senior executive with a demonstrated track record in leading large scale regional operations or service delivery functions. You are comfortable operating at pace, managing competing priorities, and making evidence informed decisions in complex and high visibility environments.

You Will Be Someone Who Has

• Proven experience leading large, geographically dispersed workforces
• Strong operational governance, performance management and risk capability
• The ability to translate policy and strategy into disciplined, measurable implementation
• Confidence to intervene decisively where delivery, risk or performance issues arise
• Credibility with Ministers, executives and sector partners
• A delivery mindset and the ability to uplift capability through inclusive and decisive leadership
  
  
  

Whilst not an identified position, experience working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, is essential.

Why This Role?

• Lead statewide regional implementation with significant operational accountability
• Shape how government priorities are delivered on the ground across Queensland
• Deliver outcomes at community, regional and state levels
• Operate as part of the department's senior executive leadership cohort
• Develop and lead a large, complex workforce through ongoing transformation, essential for an executive career in the Public Sector
  
  
  

The department values diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and others who bring diverse skills and perspectives.

How To Apply

To arrange a confidential conversation about the role / request a candidate pack with more information, please contact Samantha Fernando, via [email protected] or 07 3018 6313.

To apply, submit your resume (maximum 4 pages) and a statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining your suitability for the role via the link below.

If you require any additional support or adjustments during the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements of the role, please let us know.

Occupational group Executive