Manager Planning and Performance

Status: Permanent Full-time

Classification: FSINS

Salary: $160, $163,127.10 per annum

Division: Rural Fire Service QLD

Region/Directorate: CENTRAL REG

Work Unit: REGIONAL OPERATIONS

Location: Maryborough

Closing Date: Midnight 02 September 2025

Reference No: QLD_QFD_20967_25

Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site

There are four regions within the Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), and the Regional Operations Branch coordinates and supports Districts, focusing on the translation of organisational strategy into actionable business strategy. The Regions serve as escalation points for operational issues, foster collaboration with partner organisations, and focus on staff support and development. The Regions have a key role in implementing strategic plans, resource allocation, and enhancing emergency response capabilities.

Reporting to the Executive Manager Regional Operations, you will lead and execute complex business and operational planning in the Region, in alignment with organisational strategies and priorities, to achieve high levels of Regional performance. You will be responsible for overseeing staff development and brigade finance support, contributing to a culture of lifelong learning, effective governance, and service excellence. You will support the coordination and implementation of business and operational planning in the Region, including monitoring and reporting on Regional performance; and leading activities to improve performance outcomes.

Mandatory requirements

• Must meet the mandatory requirements and attributes as outlined in the generic RFSQ Inspector role description.

Highly desirable requirements

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders from rural and remote communities.

This RFSQ Role Specification Statement appends to the generic RFSQ Inspector role description (key accountabilities and capabilities), and provides clarity on the duties of this role, and will see you lead by example and model QFD values and behaviours in the delivery of the responsibilities of the role, which includes:

• Lead the development of complex business and operational planning for the Region, in alignment with statewide planning frameworks and priorities.
• Support the coordination and implementation of business and operational planning in the Region, including monitoring and reporting on Regional performance; and leading activities to improve performance outcomes.
• Oversee the Regional brigade finance coordination function to ensure brigades and staff are supported with financial management activities.
• Support post-event analysis, debriefs, and lessons learned, as well as the development of improvement strategies and the resolution of operational capacity and/or capability gaps.
• Provide senior management with strategic advice and support for the effective execution of strategic departmental projects and business improvement initiatives.
• Lead the coordination of staff performance and appraisal development plans for the Region, providing support and advice to line managers to execute this activity; and identifying and monitoring staff development needs and trends.
• Oversee the implementation of staff development training activities for the Region and act as a strategic conduit between Staff Development Officers and RFSQ Training Unit.

• Applicants most suitable for the role will hold the rank of substantive Inspector, RFSQ however Rural Officer Two (RFSO2) with the appropriate skills and knowledge are encouraged to apply.
• Volunteers and external parties with appropriate skills are highly encouraged to apply, noting that they may be asked to provide additional information to satisfy internal policies.
• Have a proven commitment to maintaining bushfire competencies and operating in a regional team environment.
• Incumbents may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate and/or interstate deployment and travel.
• This is a day work position yet may require flexible hours of work to meet functional demands, including working at night on weekends as part of the role.
• Incumbents appointed to this position will participate in a personal professional development programme developed in conjunction with their supervisor.
• Incumbents must have proven commitment to maintaining competencies and operating in a team environment.
• Those appointed to a role within the QDMA (Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements) framework will undertake appropriate regularly training, to maintain your role within RFSQ as a member of any QDMA appointed position.
• This Role Specification Statement is linked to the generic role description, that provides the 'key accountabilities' and 'capabilities' to be addressed by the applicant. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review this role specification statement with the role description and consider the requirements when preparing their application.

​​​​​​​Note: Where there is a conflict between the Role Description and the Role Specification Statement, the Role Description will prevail.

• More information on how to apply is provided in the relevant QFD Application Guide.

To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role, visitLeadership competencies for Queensland | For government | Queensland Government

Want more information?

Please contact Samantha Stream, Director, Business Performance and Support on phone or email 

You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.

How to apply

Please refer to the QFD Operational Officer (Statewide) Application Guide for information on how to apply for this role.

Please refer to the Inspector (FSINS) Rural Fire Service Queensland generic role description.

The RFS-Inspector-Statement-of- template MUST be used in this process and uploaded with your application in Nexus.