Manager (Fsins) Landscape Fire Policy

Purpose of specific work area and position

The Bushfire Resilience and Operational Support Branch leads strategic and operational asset management, bushfire mitigation strategy and land use planning resilience for the Rural Fire Service (RFS). The Bushfire Mitigation function comprises operational and non-operational staff with expertise in mitigation strategy, first nations capability development, environmental ecology (natural and cultural), and landscape fire policy. The Landscape Fire Policy team is responsible for the development, management, and ongoing improvement of the Permit to Light Fire system from an operational fire-fighting perspective, across Queensland.

Reporting to the Executive Manager, Bushfire Mitigation, you will lead and manage the functions of the team and work closely with Bushfire Mitigation Managers in the Districts as well as a range of stakeholders across bushfire mitigation, landscape fire policy, and training functions to lead the identification, implementation and evaluation of strategies and initiatives to enhance the functionality of the Permit to Light Fire system.

Mandatory requirements
- Must meet the mandatory requirements as outlined in the generic Rural Fire Service Inspector role description.

Highly desirable requirements
- Knowledge and/or experience of landscape fire policy, practices, and processes.
- Can demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders from rural and remote communities.

Primary duties

In addition to the generic Inspector, Rural Fire Service role description, the primary duties of the Manager, Landscape Fire Policy include but are not limited to:

- Develop, manage, and review the Permit to Light Fire framework, systems, and processes to ensure alignment with regulatory compliance and empower best practice landscape fire activities in the Regions.
- Lead the identification, implementation and evaluation of strategies and initiatives to enhance the functionality of the Permit to Light Fire system, including investigation of technological solutions.
- Lead the development of organisational doctrine related to landscape fire management and manage reporting of landscape fire activities in a timely, accurate and coordinated way.
- Support the RFS Training and Development unit in the development of Chief Fire Warden and Fire Warden training framework, including curriculum design, material creation, delivery methods, implementation planning and evaluation.
- Provide leadership and expert advice to Bushfire Mitigation Managers in the Districts to support their local management of the Permit to Light Fire system and Fire Warden networks.
- Develop and implement activities to enhance Chief Fire Warden and Fire Warden capabilities, as required.
- Develop and maintain processes for implementation and repealing of fire bans across the State, ensuring alignment with departmental policies.
- Maintain contemporary and high-level knowledge of landscape fire policy and provide operational expertise, specialist advice and counsel on landscape fire practices and processes to internal and external stakeholders.

Additional information
- Be able to meet the attributes of the generic Inspector, Rural Fire Service (RFS) role description.
- Rural Officer Two (RFSO2) or applicants with equivalent industry experience, appropriate skills, 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 RFS as a member of any QDMA appointed position.