Skip to content

Rebecca Peet

from Raft Hire Attendant to Director
I help set the direction of digital in Queensland
Industry
Technology and Digital
Company
Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Job Level
Senior

Ask me about

  • How I managed to do so many different types of roles in my career
  • What role in my career I loved the most
  • What's the mantra I live by in my role
  • What inspired me to choose a career in the public service

About me

When I left high school my plan was to go into acting, but my Mum wasn’t psyched at that idea and encouraged me to get a job that would pay money. So I did a dual degree in Creative Industries (Communication Design) and Information Technology, as I was pretty good with a computer and figured I might get into game design. Fast forward to the end of uni when I got a paid study placement in Queensland Government for the Environmental Protection Agency and travelled to almost every Queensland National Park to train rangers in how to use their computers. Since then, I’ve dabbled in just about every digital profession: operations, program and project delivery, and policy and strategy.

About my role

  • Creative
  • Curious
  • Optimistic
  • Passionate
  • Studious

A Director of policy and strategy helps figure out the best ways to solve problems and plan for the future. With the support of my team, I give advice to the big bosses on the big decisions and make sure that the government's plans are smart and helpful for the community. I have to make sense of complicated things, I chat with lots of different people every day to build my knowledge, and then I work with my team to come up with new ideas based on facts. Me and my team juggle different projects, making sure everything is on track, and checking that the plans are really making a difference. I still pinch myself that I get paid to think about how digital can improve the lives of Queenslanders into the future.

Education

  • Bachelor of Information Technology/Creative Industries (Communication Design)
  • Graduate Diploma of Public Sector Management
  • ProSci Practitioner

Subjects

  • Digital Design/Information Technology
  • English
  • Languages
  • Mathematical Methods (Maths B)
  • Music
  • Performing Arts

Hobbies

  • Acting
  • Gaming
  • Photography
  • Renovating
  • Yoga

Pets

  • 2 Cat
  • 1 Chickens

15 year old me!!

“You don't need to have it all figured out when you leave school - be open to growing by learning every day, taking new opportunities and doing things that scare you!”

My career journey

Curious to know how I got here? Here’s a snapshot of my career pathway.
  1. Contractor in Queensland Government
  2. Scored a permanent public servant role
  3. Career break to have my baby
  4. Part-time return to work
  5. Flexible full-time work

My typical day

My employer

The Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business leads and drives​​ a more digitally enabled and responsive government, while facilitating simple and effective access to services for all Queenslanders. We provide digital, strategic and service delivery leadership and capability to enable more responsive services across the Queensland Government.​