Join our Tourism Division and help shape Queensland’s future as a global tourism leader under Destination 2045: Delivering Queensland’s Tourism Future.
Play a key role in fostering Indigenous tourism by building relationships across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area.
Your passion for community engagement and business development will help drive meaningful outcomes, supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and local tourism operators. This role requires regular travel, cross-agency collaboration, and hands-on delivery of workshops, consultations, and events. Use your leadership, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills to contribute to sustainable economic and community development.
Apply now and help build a thriving future for Queensland’s Indigenous tourism

Job details

As Senior Business Development Officer, you'll drive the Our Country Advisory Service program, focused on building positive relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, supporting Indigenous tourism businesses, and creating lasting impact. Based within the Tourism Division, you'll serve as the vital link between Indigenous communities, government, and industry stakeholders.

This dynamic role requires travel across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area to conduct community visits, lead workshops, and collaborate with councils, regional tourism organisations, small business networks, and Traditional Owners.

You'll foster partnerships, deliver programs, and unlock opportunities for Indigenous tourism development to enhance cultural and economic outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Build and sustain collaborative relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, First Nations businesses, and tourism stakeholders.
• Proactively lead engagement activities, workshops, and cross-agency collaboration to support Indigenous tourism growth.
• Deliver innovative projects aligned with Destination 2045, accelerating First Nations tourism aspirations.
• Provide high-level advice through research, reports, resource development, and executive briefings.
• Mentor team members to support skill-building and organisational resilience.
• Uphold cultural capability, promoting positive outcomes for Queensland's Indigenous communities and fostering a workplace that values equity, diversity, and inclusion.

We want a passionate team player with:
• Strong leadership and teamwork capabilities that inspire collaboration.
• Extensive stakeholder engagement experience, particularly with Indigenous communities.
• Proactive problem-solving skills to deliver practical, community-focused solutions.
• Project management expertise to deliver tourism development initiatives on time and within budget.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft reports and develop engagement tools.
• Genuine cultural capability and demonstrated experience working positively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Eligibility Requirements:
• Unrestricted driver's license (manual vehicles).
• Legal right to work in Australia.
• A reference from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person demonstrating your cultural capability.

Experience in Indigenous tourism, government service delivery, or community engagement will set you apart.
Be part of a team committed to making Queensland the leading destination for cultural and Indigenous tourism. 

Applications to remain current for 12 months

Job Ad Reference: QLD/689143/26

Closing Date: Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 689143 26 Role Description (Word, 610KB)