Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

Fire & Rescue NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 209,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Fire & Rescue NSW invites applications for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards. Located in Greenacre with hybrid working arrangements, the role leads the Professional Standards function across integrity matters and workplace conduct, reporting to the Executive Director People & Culture.

You will steer investigations, ensure procedural fairness, and drive culture programs to strengthen accountability and continuous improvement within a large, geographically dispersed public

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading teams responsible for investigations, misconduct, complaints or workplace integrity matters.
• Deep knowledge of procedural fairness, governance and employment frameworks.
• Strong executive advisory skills with discretion for sensitive matters.
• Proven ability to develop prevention, education and cultural improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding judgement, resilience and credibility in managing competing priorities and risk.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Collaborative leadership fostering trust, capability and accountability.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Professional Standards function and provide strategic leadership across workplace conduct and integrity matters.
• Oversee investigations, misconduct, complaints and public interest disclosures with timely, fair decisions.
• Identify organisational risks and implement proactive strategies to promote ethical behaviour and respectful workplaces.

Job description

Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards

• Located in Greenacre, with hybrid working arrangements
• Total Remuneration Package: $232,190 pa

FRNSW is one of the world’s largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW. We are prepared for anything – helping anyone, anywhere, anytime.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join our People & Culture executive team as Director Professional Standards. This is an opportunity to influence organisational culture at scale, strengthen integrity frameworks and lead a specialist function that supports fairness, accountability and high standards of professional conduct across a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce.

About the role:

Reporting to the Executive Director People & Culture, you will lead the Professional Standards function and provide strategic leadership across workplace conduct, misconduct, complaints, integrity matters, public interest disclosures and significant performance issues.

You will oversee complex and sensitive matters while ensuring decisions are timely, procedurally fair, evidence-based and aligned with legislative, policy and governance requirements. You will play a key role in identifying organisational risks and implementing proactive strategies that promote ethical behaviour, accountability and respectful workplaces.

This role combines strategic leadership, operational oversight and trusted executive advisory responsibilities, requiring sound judgement, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and a strong commitment to public sector integrity.

About you:

You are an accomplished senior leader who has successfully led complex teams and functions within a large organisation. You bring sound judgement, strategic thinking and the ability to navigate sensitive issues while fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism and continuous improvement.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading teams responsible for investigations, misconduct, complaints or workplace integrity matters.
• Deep knowledge of procedural fairness, governance, employment frameworks and contemporary professional standards practices.
• Strong executive advisory skills and the ability to navigate highly sensitive and complex matters with confidence and discretion.
• Demonstrated success in developing prevention, education and cultural improvement initiatives.
• Outstanding judgement, resilience and credibility when managing competing priorities and organisational risk.
• Highly developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative leadership style that builds trust, capability and accountability.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or a related discipline/or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Our commitment to diversity:

Great people come from all walks of life and at Fire andRescue NSW we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce which reflects the community we serve.

We welcome people with diverse experience, skills and backgrounds, and encourage applications from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals who identify as LGBTIQ, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people of all ages.

If you are a person with disability and require reasonable to participate in the recruitment process, please contact Mary-Anne Springall, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email to ***************@fire.nsw.gov.au or phone [phone]***.