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Department of Housing and Public Works
Chief Information and Digital Officer
Kingston Human Capital is pleased to be partnering with the Department of Housing and Public Works in the appointment of a Chief Information and Digital Officer.
The Department of Housing and Public Works plays a significant role in delivering services, infrastructure and policy outcomes that make a difference to the lives of Queenslanders.
The department’s work spans housing and homelessness services, social and affordable housing growth, public works, procurement, youth engagement, the night-life economy and industry regulation. Its vision is a brighter future for Queenslanders through housing, building and service innovation, with a focus on delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders, creating a more prosperous Queensland and strengthening the construction sector.
Corporate Services provides the strategic enabling functions that support the department’s frontline and business operations, including finance, procurement, human resources, communications, legal services, digital and technology services, governance, risk, planning and performance.
Within Corporate Services, Digital and Technology Services provides the technology, digital and information capabilities that enable the department and its customer agencies to deliver services to Queenslanders. The branch provides enterprise leadership across ICT, information management, digital, cyber security, data governance, digital risk, technology resilience and emerging technologies.
The branch currently supports more than 4,500 staff, 166 sites across Queensland and more than 7,100 digital applications, while progressing major programs focused on service modernisation, digital transformation, cyber security and resilience, data and emerging technology, connected services, and technology governance and investment.
About the Department
About HPW
Discover more about the department’s purpose, business areas and the services it delivers across Queensland, including housing, homelessness, public works, procurement and industry regulation.
Annual Report
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Strategic Plan
Explore the department’s vision, purpose and strategic priorities for the next four years, including its focus on housing, service innovation, procurement, youth engagement and strengthening Queensland’s construction sector.
About the opportunity
The Chief Information and Digital Officer is a senior executive leadership role responsible for shaping the department’s technology, digital and information capabilities and ensuring they support its strategic priorities and broader Queensland Government requirements.
Reporting to the Deputy Director-General, Corporate Services, the Chief Information and Digital Officer will lead the development and implementation of the department’s ICT, information management and digital strategies. The role provides enterprise leadership across ICT, digital, cyber security, information management, data governance and emerging technologies, with eight direct reports.
The role will play a critical part in strengthening the department’s digital capability and ensuring technology enables better business and service outcomes. This includes leading digital transformation, cyber resilience, information security, technology governance, enterprise architecture and major ICT investment, while ensuring services are secure, reliable, accessible and responsive to customer needs.
A key focus will be translating technology strategy into practical outcomes. The Chief Information and Digital Officer will lead major ICT and digital projects, influence investment prioritisation and benefits realisation, strengthen supplier and commercial performance, and build strong relationships across the department, customer agencies, strategic suppliers and whole-of-government forums.
About you
This is an opportunity for an experienced technology executive to shape the future digital environment of a major Queensland Government department, while leading a high-performing, customer-focused and service-oriented team.
What you'll bring
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Proven executive leadership experience across complex ICT, digital, cyber security, data and information management environments.
- Strategic leadership capability, with a demonstrated ability to lead change and innovation and translate technology strategy into practical service improvements and measurable business outcomes.
- Strong business acumen, including experience across ICT investment, enterprise architecture, governance, contract management, project and program management and resource management.
- The ability to provide strategic advice across digital transformation, cyber resilience, supplier performance and whole-of-government technology obligations.
- Highly developed relationship management, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build productive relationships, manage competing priorities and achieve positive outcomes.
- A strong record of building workforce capability and fostering agile, resilient, collaborative and customer-focused cultures across multidisciplinary teams.
- Outstanding judgement, high-level integrity and the agility to lead effectively in a constantly changing and complex environment.
What’s in it for you?
This is your opportunity to shape how technology enables better outcomes for Queenslanders.
As Chief Information and Digital Officer, you will have the scope and influence to shape the department’s ICT, digital and information environment, from digital transformation and service modernisation through to cyber resilience, data governance and emerging technologies.
You will lead a diverse team and work at the intersection of technology, people, strategy and service delivery, partnering with senior leaders, customer agencies and strategic suppliers to turn technology opportunities into practical, sustainable outcomes.
With a broad enterprise remit, you will have the opportunity to influence major ICT investments, strengthen technology capability and help build a secure, reliable and contemporary digital environment across the department and its customer base.
For an executive ready to make a meaningful impact through technology, this role offers the opportunity to lead with purpose, shape the future and deliver outcomes that matter to Queenslanders.
How to Apply
The Department of Housing and Public Works is committed to an organisational culture that promotes human rights where people feel safe, respected, valued and engaged. The department strongly encourages applicants from all life experiences and backgrounds to apply.
To apply for the Chief Information and Digital Officer position, please submit:
- your current resume, including two referees who have personally observed you displaying the competencies required for the role; and
- a brief 1–2 page letter outlining why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience complement the position.
Your letter should provide insight into how you meet the required competencies, key responsibilities and specific requirements of the role, rather than simply restating your resume.
This recruitment process is being managed by Kingston Human Capital in partnership with HPW.
For confidential enquiries or further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Gerard Kerr, General Manager, Executive Search and Selection at Kingston Human Capital.
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