WA Labor is looking to a former political adviser for Victorian Premier Dan Andrews to put its election campaign back on track after the party could not agree on a local to be its state secretary.

Tim Picton, a former adviser to Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, is looking set to take on the role as WA Labor's state secretary. Credit:Twitter

Tim Picton, who worked as a staffer for South Australian MPs before moving to Melbourne in 2014 to advise the Victorian Labor government on transport infrastructure, has firmed as the favourite to replace outgoing state secretary Matt Dixon, who resigned in December.

His brother is a state MP in South Australia.

Labor's right faction and Premier Mark McGowan are understood to be backing Mr Picton over former Kalgoorlie Labor MP Megan Anwyl.