Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

Team 3Thirty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 209,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Fire and Rescue NSW invites applications for the Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards role to lead high‑level professional standards efforts and integrity improvements. The position offers hybrid working arrangements, based in Greenacre, with ongoing full‑time employment at Senior Executive Band 1 level.

The total remuneration package is AUD 232,190 per year, reflecting a senior leadership role within FRNSW.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional standards and integrity improvements across Fire and Rescue NSW.
• Provide executive advice and negotiate across competing organisational priorities.

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or related discipline

Job description

Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards role snapshot

Role Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

Organisation Fire and Rescue NSW

Location Greenacre, with hybrid working arrangements

Employment Ongoing full-time; Senior Executive Band 1

Salary or remuneration Total remuneration package $232,190 per year

Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits. Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.

Application requirements for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

• Cover letter expressing interest and suitability, maximum two pages

The letter should provide executive-level evidence of your judgement and leadership. Keep sensitive case details confidential and use the resume for the scope of your teams, functions and responsibilities.

Role conditions and qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience, are essential.

Candidate evidence for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

Lead professional standards, sensitive conduct matters and integrity improvement across Fire and Rescue NSW, combining executive advice with accountable operational oversight. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.

Requirement or evidence area

How to demonstrate it

Professional standards leadership Describe the scale of a function you led and how you maintained quality, accountability and timely decisions.

Fair and defensible decisions Show how you applied procedural fairness, employment frameworks and governance to a sensitive issue.

Prevention and culture Explain how findings or risk patterns led to education, prevention or cultural improvement.

Executive advice and relationships Demonstrate clear advice, discretion and negotiation across competing organisational priorities.

Example application structure for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

Build the two-page letter around one sensitive leadership decision and a shorter prevention or improvement example.

Application section

What to include

Opening Identify the relevant qualification or experience pathway and your professional-standards leadership background.

Sensitive decision example Explain your authority, the issue and how you reached a fair, evidence-based decision.

Prevention and capability Show how you strengthened systems, culture or team capability and what changed.

Closing Connect your judgement and leadership to FRNSW’s integrity responsibilities and confirm your interest.

Before you submit

Keep the letter within two pages and resume within five. Confirm the essential qualification or equivalent-experience pathway, remove confidential case details and distinguish personal decisions from team activity. Applications close 11 November 2026 at 11:55pm.