Director Governance Audit Risk

Ongoing Full Time
- Senior Executive Band 1
- Location:

- Greenacre, with Hybrid work from home, work from Government Hub arrangements
- Total Remuneration Package: $231,159 - $255,262 pa

Are you a seasoned governance and legal leader searching for a job with purpose? Are you ready to be part of an emergency service organisation that is prepared for anything - helping anyone, anywhere, anytime?

**About the role**:
The Director Governance, Audit, Risk & Legal leads and overseas the delivery of FRNSW’s strategic governance, audit, risk and legal functions.

The role works across FRNSW 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.

Importantly, 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.

You will have demonstrated extensive experience at a senior level, preferably within the public sector or comparable complex organisation.

Your unique multifaceted background, talents and strengths drawn from your life experiences enables you to lead with empathy, authenticity, and resilience, inspiring and guiding others towards shared goals with wisdom and understanding.

**Essential Requirements**:

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

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

Should you require more information about this opportunity, please contact Executive Director Kelly McFayden via 0487 063 822.

**About us**:
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.

Visit our Careers Page to learn more about Fire and Rescue NSW.

**What we can offer**:

- Work-life balance and flexible working arrangements [check with HM]
- 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.

**How to apply**:
Your resume and pitch will be the initial assessment method used to determine your suitability for this position compared to other applicants. **Applications that do not include a resume and pitch cannot be comparatively assessed and will not progress to the next stage of assessment.**

**Applications close: 11.55pm Monday 30 September 2024**

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type which become available over the next 18 months.