EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

For the Recruitment of the

Deputy Commissioner Workforce Culture

Integrity & Capability

Queensland Corrective Services

Applications close Tuesday, 6th October 2026

About Queensland Corrective Services (QCS)

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) contributes to a fair, safe and just Queensland by managing custodial facilities and supporting the rehabilitation of offenders within and outside our facilities. We assist crime prevention through the humane containment, supervision and rehabilitation of offenders in correctional centres and the community.

Corrective services are a key responsibility of the Queensland Government, and along with courts and the police, are a central component of the criminal justice system. QCS, in partnership with other key criminal justice agencies, is committed to the critical role of community safety and crime prevention.

QCS operates thirteen high security and seven low security correctional centres, as well as 35 probation and parole district offices and over 140 reporting locations across the State. These ensure that prisoners and offenders are provided with appropriate classification, supervision and access to programs, education and vocational training to maximise their chance of successful reintegration into society.

The QCS values of Professional, Ethical, and Respectful underpin our ways of working.

QCS is comprised of four divisions and the Office of the Commissioner:

Custodial Operations
Community Corrections and Specialist Operations
Organisational Capability
Workforce Culture, Integrity and Capability

Learn more about working for QCS in the Queensland Corrective Services Applicant Information Guide.

About the role

In this role you will lead the establishment of the Workforce Culture, Integrity and Capability Division and is accountable for QCS’s Culture and Leadership, People Capability, First Nations and Cultural Capability, Professional Standards and Governance, and Policy and Legal functions. You will drive and position the Division to achieve QCS’ strategy and vision, and the Queensland Government’s objectives for the community, ensuring alignment with whole -of-government priorities, policies, frameworks and financial controls.

Encouraging innovation and continuous improvement, your commitment to diversity and inclusion will deliver a healthy, safe, positive and inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce that reflects the community.

Key responsibilities of the role

Foster a culture of collaboration, diversity and inclusion and professionalism through decisive workforce leadership, guidance and mentoring to the Workforce, Culture, Standards & Legal Division ensuring that the workforce has the capability and capacity to deliver efficient, transparent and accountable, best practice enabling and integrity services.
Lead and oversight the successful delivery of a major program of cultural change focusing on discipline and employee grievance resolution; bullying, harassment and discrimination; equity and diversity; and leadership development to improve key performance indicators including Working for Queensland survey results.
Drive informed organisational decision making by leading the development of strategic workforce and culture plans informed by robust workforce modelling, data analysis and insight that align to Queensland government objectives and are responsive to the changing human capital landscape.
Provide leadership and focus to influence change and enhance cultural capability across QCS through the Murridhagun Cultural Centre, developing and delivering a culturally safe and accessible workplace for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and contributing to reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the correctional system.
Provide executive level legal, legislative and operational policy advice to the Minister, Commissioner and Board of Management to mitigate organisational risk including those relevant to industrial and employment relations, support continuous improvement and enable successful achievement of the department’s objectives.
Provide strong and coordinated leadership in the design, development and implementation of strategic and operational workforce functions including discipline processes, equity and diversity policy design and implementation to deliver organisational cultural change.
Champion organisational capability and sustainability through successful delivery of high-quality professional education, training and staff development services at the Queensland Corrective Services Academy, a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) governed by the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), recognised as one of Australia’s leading correctional industry training organisations.
Provide strategic leadership and oversight of integrity functions including Ethical Standards and Internal Audit to drive a mature and corruption resistant culture promoting discipline, ethical behaviour and professional conduct.
Lead transformational change to re-shape QCS’s complaints, investigation, and disciplinary management approach.
Demonstrate your superior interpersonal and influential skills to manage the resolution of critical and emergent issues, to deliver successful outcomes including industrial relations matters, internal and external environmental issues, interagency and peak body matters.
Provide strategic leadership and direction regarding organisational budget and other resources to ensure the delivery of improved and agile service delivery initiatives and the Government’s policy agenda

How To Apply

Applicants are encouraged to review the Role Description, Applicant Information Guide and the links providing further information about the department to assist with understanding the recruitment and selection process.

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

Your current CV or resume, including two referees
A short-written response (maximum 2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirements of the role.

For confidential enquiries please contact:

Linda Parker, General Manager – Selection Panel and HR Consulting Services, Eden Ritchie Recruitment

0400 003 793 or DCWCIC@edenritchie.com.au

Applications close Tuesday 6th October 2026

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