QRIDA is looking for multiple Senior Assessment Officers, who will assist with the financial analysis and assessing of applications for programs administered by QRIDA, as a result of disaster/drought. Additionally, the positions may be required to assist with ongoing management of a portfolio of grant clients. For the full selection criteria, please refer to the role description attached.

Job details

As a Senior Assessment Officer, some of your key responsibilities include:

• Expertly analyse and review the extraction of financial statements (e.g. balance sheets, profit & loss statements, livestock trading and cropping schedules and cashflow budgets) to assist in determining the eligibility of applicants for a variety of loan and grant schemes administered by QRIDA.
• Manage a portfolio of grant recipients, including processing drawdown extensions and facility change requests.

• Communicate effectively, both internally and externally, particularly in relation to loan/grant assessments, including reviewing and/or compiling financial data.

• Work flexibly across multiple activities, think critically and apply innovative solutions to administrative challenges.

For a full description of the key responsibilities, please refer to the role description attached.

Working at QRIDA

Joining our passionate team means an opportunity to learn, further your career, have your ideas heard and make a difference for rural and regional Queenslanders every day.

Staff have access to:

• Salary Packaging, 12.75% super and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements including balancing of in office/working from home arrangements
• Employee Performance and Development
• Learning & Development including access to the QRIDA Aspire Scheme
• Employee assistance and benefits programs including access to Rewards Gateway (after meeting eligibility requirements)

QRIDA is a small organisation of just over two hundred employees. We value diversity in our community and work hard to foster an environment of inclusivity and trust.

Our Role and Purpose

The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) is a specialist provider of government financial and advisory support to rural and regional Queensland.

As a statutory body of the Queensland Government we have been helping primary producers and industry recover from natural disaster, improve sustainability and profitability, make a start in business, and overcome difficult conditions, for over 30 years.

As the Queensland Government's experts in rural finance, we also administer the State Government's Farm Business Debt Mediation program, the Farm Debt Reconstruction Office, conduct a biennial Rural Debt Survey, undertake research and provide advice to the Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities.

QRIDA is empowered under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 to deliver additional programs and services across a range of industry sectors and to local, state and territory governments throughout Australia and for the Australian Government.

We're committed to do more to be a proactive, responsible and reliable provider of financial management services and assistance to create sustainable rural communities.

To see what we are working on now visit our website at www.qrida.qld.gov.au

Further information

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

To apply for this position please download a copy of the 'Applying for a Job at QRIDA' guide and follow the instructions, particularly, with regards to providing a statement addressing each selection criteria separately as part of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• AO5 Senior Assessment Officer August 2026 (PDF, 251KB)
  
  
  Applying for a Job at QRIDA Guide (PDF, 233KB)