Governance and Legal Director

1 month ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Fire And Rescue NSW Full time
About the Role

The Director Governance, Audit, Risk & Legal leads and oversees the delivery of Fire and Rescue NSW's strategic governance, audit, risk and legal functions.

This role works across the organisation to proactively enhance good governance practices, ensuring identification and remediation of risk and strategic issues, seeking continuous improvement of standards, policy and procedures, optimising outcomes of legal matters and maintaining regulatory compliance.

In this role, you will lead a diverse team of governance and legal specialists in a dynamic emergency services environment.

About You

You are an experienced leader, accustomed to motivating a team to deliver a diverse governance and legal service with a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills and strategic vision.

You thrive in a dynamic, challenging and rewarding environment, bringing your flexibility, agility and sound decision-making skills to mitigate risk and take opportunities.

You are seen as a trusted adviser, with a track record of providing proactive solutions and options to a wide range of complex matters.

Beyond your governance and legal expertise, you excel in navigating relationships with finesse.

You are experienced in empathising with diverse perspectives, influencing and negotiating, seeking compromise and bringing consensus decisions to a close.

You are motivated to continuously improve 'the way we do things around here', ensuring good governance practices are part of our culture as much as our systems and processes.

Essential Requirements

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or relevant experience.

For more detail on the role, please view the Role Description.

About Us

Fire and Rescue NSW 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.

What We Can Offer

Work-life balance and flexible working arrangements

Modern buildings and facilities

Activity based working environment

Free on-site gym and parking

Partnership with Fitness Passport for ongoing staff and their families to access more than 390 gyms and pools at a discounted rate

Study assistance for approved courses

Leadership development programs

Ongoing training and development

Our Commitment to Diversity

Great people come from all walks of life and at Fire and Rescue 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.

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