The Night-Life Economy Commissioner is responsible for developing and assisting partnerships to encourage growth and sustainability of the thousands of local businesses which drive the industry and promote and strengthen development opportunities for more established venues and events. The Commissioner provides insights into the sector to Local, State and Federal Governments to ensure policies impacting night-life are fit for purpose. This work is undertaken with the support of the Office of the Night-Life Economy Commissioner to ensure the strength of Queensland's night-life offerings in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What you will be doing:
• Provide professional, well-considered and timely strategic policy and legislative advice on issues impacting the night-life to inform policy, program and project development.
• Undertake rigorous and complex policy research and analysis to develop options to inform development of reforms for industry and government policy priorities and legislation.
• Maintain and build productive working relationships with the night-life sector and Queensland Government to advance night-life policy outcomes and objectives, including through legislative reform, negotiation and influencing design and development of intersecting policies, programs and services.
• Collaborate with Queensland Government departments and other identified delivery partners to implement initiatives and monitor implementation of initiatives in the Night-Life Economy Strategy.
• Prepare high-quality, professional and evidence-based written materials and communications, including briefs, cabinet submissions, legislative development and support materials, consultation papers, regulatory impact analysis, presentations, legislative support and speeches.
• Manage and develop staff to deliver a work program and ensuring staff have the necessary skills, knowledge and expertise to meet their performance expectations and professional development goals.
• Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning Workplace Health and Safety are applied and a part of day-to-day operations.

The skills you will need include being able to:
• Manage ambiguity by comfortably handling risk and uncertainty, taking a balanced approach to managing conflicting demands and assisting the team to adapt to a changing environment.
• Actively work to understand customers and stakeholders and build understanding of customer perspectives within the team.
• Motivate team members to do their best by providing an appropriate balance of autonomy and support they need to achieve outcomes and through regular and frank performance feedback and development plans.
• Display rigour in advice by ensuring advice is considered and supported by a clear rationale that looks beyond the obvious.
• Apply sound business management skills in corporate governance areas and demonstrate commitment to personal development by reflecting on success and failure to learn from your experience.

Sound knowledge, skills or experience of economic and social policy issues, reform and legislative processes is highly desirable.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/662477/25

Closing Date: Friday, 17th October 2025