Senior Associate - Whole Of Government, Advisory Division

Build the future with QTC

Join an organisation that has been recognised as ‘one of Australia’s best places to work’, winning multiple Employer of Choice awards in recent years for professional development, employee benefits and culture.

QTC is the central financing authority for the Queensland Government and provides financial resources and services for the State. We manage the State’s funding program in the global capital markets to deliver sustainable and cost-effective borrowings for the Queensland Government, local governments, and other related entities (our clients). 

With a statutory role to advance the financial interests and development of the State, we help to deliver innovative, long-term solutions that contribute to the growth of Queensland’s economy. We protect Queensland’s financial interests and deliver better financial outcomes by centralising the management of our clients’ borrowings, cash investments, and foreign exchange.

Purpose of Role
QTC’s Advisory Division is focused on supporting financial sustainability and operational excellence across Queensland’s Government Departments, Local Governments and Government Owned Corporations. The Advisory Division supports and assists these Government entities to:

• deliver their budgets
• improve their client service delivery
• identify and mitigate significant business risk, and
• implement and sustain projects while building internal capability.

QTC’S Advisory Division contributes to client projects that create meaningful solutions with profound outcomes. Our work addresses challenges of today, with results for tomorrow, striving to improve Queensland for generations to 
come.

The Senior Associate role resides within the Advisory Division’s Whole of Government (WoG) Strategic Initiatives Team, a part of the broader Industry, Investment and Commercial Team. The WoG Strategic Initiatives Team aspires to be a trusted advisor to Central Agencies, requested to support large Whole of State challenges and opportunity areas. The team primarilypartners with Central Agencies, working closely with the Queensland Treasury, on engagements requiring multi-agency collaboration with Whole of state impacts. The support provided by the Team includes providing analysis, insights, and 
strategies in diagnosing and solving challenges or progressing opportunities. 
 

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Working in a team to scope and develop projects for the WoG Strategic Initiatives Team
• Executive projects, by taking ownership and leading parts of projects
• Undertake financial modelling and/or data modelling to analyse client data, identify key insights and strategies in diagnosing and solving problems or progressing opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of strong storylines demonstrating ability to deliver clear and effective messages (‘the so what’)
• Contribute constructively to discussions in a variety of situations – client meetings, workshops, presentations
• Develop and manage peer stakeholder relationships including building trust with internal stakeholder and external clients
• Contribute to the Team, Group, Division and Corporate KPIs
• Contribute to team effectiveness with hands-on approach to delivery of advisory assignments 
• Take a lead role in self development including demonstrating ongoing learning and development
• Demonstrate capacity across a broad spectrum of skills needed for business success
   

Competencies
Technical Competencies

• Understands the functions and processes of the Public Sector in Queensland
• Negotiation, facilitation, communication skills (verbal, written, presentations) suitable to stakeholders
• Financial, economic, industry and/or statistical analysis skills with high attention to detail
• Research and reporting to a level suitable for presentation to stakeholders
• Financial modelling or data modelling (preferred)

Behavioural Competencies

• Personal drive and integrity and accepts accountability and responsibility to deliver high quality work
• Ability to be discreet, maintain confidentiality, recognise and respect sensitivities
• Personal leadership consistent with QTC values and behaviours
   

Qualifications
Essential

• Tertiary qualification in a finance, commerce, business, economics, or similar disciplines required for this role. 
   

Experience
Essential

• Minimum 5 years employment experience in roles that demonstrate overall competency. 
• Stakeholder management skills 
• Excellent report writing, financial analysis and presentation skills
• Critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to effectively diagnose 
  situations and develop creative solutions
• Public sector and/or management consulting experience preferred but not essential 

Why will QTC be the best work of your career?

Work

We do work that improves Queensland for generations. We are a leader in finance, creating meaningful solutions with profound outcomes. We set the standard in financial solutions. We address the challenges of today, with results for tomorrow. 

People

We are an inspired team of solution creators. We believe that curiosity is the ultimate problem solver. That the best teams are united by trust, not divided by ego. And that diversity sets us apart. 

Culture

We recognise that developing our people leads to their success, that energised teams create brighter outcomes and that with the freedom to challenge, we can strive for better together. 

Benefits 

We are dedicated to investing in your future. We understand that an energised mind is cultivated by time and investment, that developing future leaders requires commitment and that your best work starts with your best self. Benefit from a best-in-class professional development program, flexible work, leadership programs, study support, paid-parental leave, salary packaging and a corporate wellbeing program (including discounts for you and your family to a range of fitness facilities close to home or work).

‘Employer of Choice’ and Culture awards

QTC has been recognised as one of Australia’s best places to work, receiving the ‘Employer of Choice’ award from Human Resources Director (HRD) in 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In 2019, QTC received a high-profile award from the world’s foremost culture and leadership experts—The Human Synergistics’s Culture Transformation Achievement Award—for the positive behaviour and attitude of its employees.