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Senior Executive Director - Youth Detention Operations
Youth Detention Operations; Youth Justice; Brisbane City
As the Senior Executive Director, Youth Detention Operations, you will provide strategic leadership of Queensland's youth detention system, overseeing safe, lawful and effective custodial operations while driving transformational reform, workforce modernisation infrastructure expansion and commissioning. You will lead a complex operating environment responsible for more than 1 ,600 staff, multiple detention facilities and significant government investment, ensuring the delivery of contemporary custodial services that improve community safety and outcomes for youth offenders.
Job details
| Position status | Contract |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Executive |
| Classification | SES3(Lw) |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City |
| Job ad reference | QLD/706640/26 |
| Closing date | 23-Nov-2026 |
| Job duration | 5 years with possible extension |
| Contact person | Megan Giles |
| Contact details | Mobile: 0421 144 343 Access the National Relay Service |
As a member of the Department's Executive Leadership Team and Board of Management, you will contribute to enterprise-wide strategy, organisational performance and whole-of-government priorities, exercising significant influence across government, community and sector stakeholders to shape future service delivery and achieve sustainable system outcomes.
The position requires extensive intra- and inter-agency collaboration to drive system level reforms and lead service delivery performance throughout the criminal justice system; and engagement and leadership across a range of government agencies, non-government service providers, community-controlled organisations, oversight bodies and diverse stakeholder groups.
You will have a record of success as a leader in a large and complex organisation with outstanding leadership ability. You will have extensive experience across the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors and you will have a strong background in strategy and policy implementation and service delivery. You will have a proven track record as an agent of change in challenging environments and in fostering a confident, capable, diverse and inclusive workforce.
Further information
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706640-26-Role Description (Word, 135KB)
Role Description
