QRIDA is seeking for the role of Senior Credit Officer an experienced and proven performer with the ability to ensure consistency in the decisioning of applications for government financial assistance. Support the development and implementation of policies & procedures to ensure consistency in loan & grant assessment. Provide training and governance activities associated with QRIDA's delivery of loan & grant schemes. For the full selection criteria, please refer to the role description attached.

Job details

As the Senior Credit Officer some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Support the development and maintenance of policies and procedures for the assessment and on-going management of loans and grants administered by QRIDA.
• Undertaking reviews of loan and grant decisions (eligible and ineligible applications) to ensure that policies and procedures are followed consistently.
• In association with conducting appeal assessments, analysis 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 schemes administered by QRIDA.
• Responsibility for maintaining and reviewing the benchmark commodity pricing schedules used by QRIDA for loan assessment purposes.
• Support the development and roll-out of training materials to QRIDA assessment staff as required to ensure consistency in loan & grant decisioning.

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.

• Applying for a Job at QRIDA Guide (PDF, 233KB)
  
  
  AO6 Senior Credit Officer April 2026 (PDF, 367KB)