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Queensland Family and Child Commission
Executive Director, Child Safe Organisations
Kingston Human Capital is proud to partner with the Queensland Family and Child Commission in the search for an exceptional executive to lead the Child Safe Organisations Division.
About the Commission
Lead the future of child safeguarding across Queensland.
The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) is committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children and young people across Queensland. Through leadership, advocacy and oversight, the Commission works to influence meaningful change that strengthens safeguarding systems and improves outcomes for children, families and communities.
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About the opportunity
Executive Director, Child Safe Organisations
Lead a regulatory function that protects Queensland's children and strengthens safeguarding across the state.
Kingston Human Capital is proud to partner with the Queensland Family and Child Commission in the search for an exceptional executive to lead the Child Safe Organisations Division.
Reporting to the Principal Commissioner, the Executive Director, Child Safe Organisations is responsible for leading Queensland's Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Schemes, providing strategic leadership across a complex regulatory environment that protects children and young people. As a member of the Commission's Senior Executive Management, you will shape organisational strategy, influence government policy and ensure the delivery of an effective, contemporary and trusted regulatory framework.
This is a unique opportunity to lead one of Queensland's most significant child safeguarding functions during a period of transformational change. Subject to legislative approval, you will also play a key leadership role in establishing the future Queensland Protection Commission, helping design and embed a modern, intelligence-led regulator that strengthens safeguarding outcomes for generations to come.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Providing executive leadership of Queensland's Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Schemes, ensuring the delivery of a contemporary, risk-based regulatory function that protects children and young people
- Leading regulatory operations, compliance, investigations and statutory decision-making while driving continuous improvement, innovation and organisational performance
- Providing strategic advice to the Principal Commissioner, Executive Leadership Board and Government on regulatory, legislative and emerging safeguarding issues, contributing to policy development and system-wide reform
- Building trusted relationships across government, regulators and key stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, improve safeguarding outcomes and enhance public confidence in Queensland's child safe regulatory framework
- Leading a high-performing and values-driven division, ensuring strong governance, financial stewardship and a culture of accountability, inclusion and continuous learning.
- The essential requirements for this role are:
- Executive leadership experience leading a complex regulatory, compliance or public sector function
- Demonstrated success driving strategic reform, organisational performance and system-wide change
- Exceptional ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders across government and diverse sectors
- Experience providing high-level strategic advice to executive leaders, boards or government
- Strong governance, commercial and organisational leadership capability, including financial stewardship and workforce leadership
- Outstanding communication, judgement and decision-making skills, with a commitment to integrity and public sector values.
About you
You are an accomplished executive leader with demonstrated experience leading complex regulatory or organisational functions and delivering strategic outcomes in dynamic environments. You have a proven ability to navigate complexity, provide high-level strategic advice and build trusted relationships with government, regulators, peak bodies and diverse stakeholders.
You are a collaborative and influential leader who fosters high-performing, inclusive and culturally safe teams, while driving continuous improvement and organisational excellence. Your ability to balance strategic leadership with operational oversight enables you to deliver evidence-based, risk-informed outcomes that strengthen safeguarding across Queensland.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Extensive experience leading a complex regulatory or organisational function and driving system-wide change
- Proven ability to provide strategic advice to senior leaders, government, regulators and key stakeholders on complex and emerging issues
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build and sustain high-trust relationships and strategic partnerships
- Experience leading diverse, high-performing teams and fostering inclusive, culturally safe workplaces
- Strong strategic, operational and governance capability, underpinned by sound judgement and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Desirable:
- Qualifications in law, criminology or a related discipline would be highly regarded
- Previous experience in a comparable regulatory leadership role is highly regarded.
Pre-employment requirements:
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo criminal history screening and, where applicable, obtain a Working with Children (Blue Card) clearance.
- Appointment is subject to the requirements of the Public Sector Act 2022, including entering into a written contract of employment.
Your application
The Commission is committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people of all ages, genders and identities.
How to apply
Applications, including your resume and a two-page summary outlining how your experience, abilities and knowledge are relevant to this role, should be submitted via the
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Your contact
This recruitment process is being managed by Kingston Human Capital in partnership with the Commission.
For confidential enquiries or further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Gerard Kerr, General Manager, Executive Search and Selection at Kingston Human Capital.
Mobile: 0432 544 444
