Office Manager

Role Summary

Join Queensland Treasury's Legal and Administrative Review Office (LARO) as the new Office Manager. You'll be a significant contributor to the operational heartbeat, of which LARO delivers expert legal, right to information, and privacy services across the Treasury portfolio. From budget management and procurement to HR coordination and stakeholder engagement, this role offers genuine variety and impact. If you thrive on complexity, take pride in confidential high-level support, and want to be part of a collaborative, high-performing team this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

• Senior executive support role within Queensland Treasury's legal office
• Diverse portfolio: finance, HR, procurement and stakeholder engagement
• Work at the heart of government with a collaborative, expert team

Your new opportunity

The Legal and Administrative Review Office (LARO) is an autonomous office within Queensland Treasury, delivering independent expert legal, right to information and privacy services across the Treasury portfolio. As Office Manager, you will be working directly alongside the General Counsel and senior leaders to keep a complex, fast-moving legal office running at its best. This is a key role that demands discretion, initiative and a genuine interest in contributing to the effective administration of government legal services.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide

Executive & Operational Support

• Provide proactive, high-level confidential support to the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsels and LARO officers
• Manage the General Counsel's diary and correspondence, and coordinate LARO's interface with the Treasurer's Office, Under Treasurer's Office and senior management

Financial & Procurement Management

• Lead budget development and monthly monitoring and reporting for LARO
• Manage payment of invoices, asset registers, corporate card and other reconciliations
• Assist in managing whole-of-government legal services panel arrangements, consultancies and contractors

People, Systems & Compliance

• Act as the central coordination point for recruitment, onboarding, training and development across LARO
• Monitor and manage the Legal Services operating system to ensure compliance with Treasury policies and professional standards
• Coordinate facilities and IT activities, including staff onboarding and separation processes

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Improvement

• Build and sustain relationships across Treasury, the public sector and external stakeholders including law firms and barristers
• Identify and implement business improvement opportunities and proactively manage compliance with Treasury`s policies and procedures

What experience you will bring

Administrative & Legal Environment Expertise

• Demonstrated ability to provide high-level confidential support in a legal or government setting
• Strong organisational skills across diary management, correspondence and meeting coordination

Financial Acumen

• Proven experience managing budgets, financial processes and compliance obligations

Communication & Stakeholder Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Capacity to act as a central point of contact across diverse internal and external stakeholders

Collaboration & Relationship Building

• Track record of fostering productive working relationships across teams and with public and private sector partners

Whilst there are no mandatory qualifications needed for this role, relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

Additional Information

To submit your application, click on the Apply link to provide:

Your resume detailing relevant experience

A cover letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in this position and how your work experience is relevant to the responsibilities and core capabilities for this role.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability, and/or cultural or linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

• Applications to remain current for 12 months
• Job Ad Reference: QLD/690465/26
• Closing Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026