Chief Officer (Ses4H) Rural Fire Service , Queensland Fire And Emergency Services

The Chief Officer, Rural Fire Service is responsible for leading the performance and service delivery of the Rural Fire Service to Queensland's communities. The Rural Fire Service is the primary provider of the Rural Fire Services and programs and delivers activities across the planning, preparedness, response and recovery continuum. In this role you will also be accountable for leading improvements in the overarching performance and capability of the Rural Fire Service across the state.
The position requires strong professional leadership and management capabilities. This includes the ability to: lead and manage volunteer-based Rural Fire Services; deliver government priorities; work successfully with volunteers and their representative bodies; and provide excellence in client service delivery. The Chief Officer, Rural Fire Service is to provide high level leadership, particularly by working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. You will also be responsible for overseeing the delivery of targeted prevention and preparedness activities that contribute to the community having greater resilience during fire events.
As an executive, your performance will be assessed according to the following four key accountability perspectives: financial; stakeholder and outcome; internal business; and learning and growth.
This position is accountable to the Commissioner, QFES.
Mandatory operational requirements
Rural Firefighting experience; or
Rural Fire incident control expertise; or
Rural Fire prevention expertise.
Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Emergency & Protective Services
Classification SES4
Workplace Location Brisbane - North
Job ad reference 19448
Closing date 08-Jan-2024
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration 12 Months
Contact person BrookeGowland
Contact details 07 3635 3912
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About us
As an emergency service agency, QFES is responsible for ensuring the safety of people and property across Queensland through the provision of effective prevention, preparation, response and recovery (PPRR) activities across a range of emergency situations.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and Emergency management services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and the State Emergency Service (SES) providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is currently undergoing a significant reform program which will lead to the department shifting the focus to a fire department with a clear focus on fire prevention, response and control.
Purpose of the role
The Chief Officer, Rural Fire Service is responsible for leading the performance and service delivery of the Rural Fire Service to Queensland's communities. The Rural Fire Service is the primary provider of the Rural Fire Services and programs and delivers activities across the planning, preparedness, response and recovery continuum. In this role you will also be accountable for leading improvements in the overarching performance and capability of the Rural Fire Service across the state.
The position requires strong professional leadership and management capabilities. This includes the ability to: lead and manage volunteer-based Rural Fire Services; deliver government priorities; work successfully with volunteers and their representative bodies; and provide excellence in client service delivery. The Chief Officer, Rural Fire Service is to provide high level leadership, particularly by working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. You will also be responsible for overseeing the delivery of targeted prevention and preparedness activities that contribute to the community having greater resilience during fire events.
As an executive, your performance will be assessed according to the following four key accountability perspectives: financial; stakeholder and outcome; internal business; and learning and growth.
This position is accountable to the Commissioner, QFES.
Mandatory operational requirements

• Rural Firefighting experience; or
• Rural Fire incident control expertise; or
• Rural Fire prevention expertise.

Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in providing key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
Financial

• Provide strategic direction and leadership within QFES to ensure the effective delivery of services through best use of the human, financial and capital resources, ensuring government and corporate objectives are met.
• Management of organisational capability and direction in response to contemporary performance expectations in liaison with our business partners.

Stakeholder and outcome

• Develop strategic partnerships and effective relationships with local government, volunteer organisations, other emergency service and state government agencies as well as Commonwealth and non-government organisations that contribute to the effectiveness and success of Queensland's disaster management arrangements.
• Develop strategic partnerships with state and national agencies in order to synergise the capability and interoperability of the RFS with FRS and disaster management agencies.
• Develop and sustain internal and external relationships including, but not limited to the minister's office, across the public service and with a diverse range of significant external stakeholders including unions and associations.
• Provide executive leadership regarding local, inter-state, national and international trends, issues and initiatives relevant to RFS functions and services, including volunteerism, and oversee policies, considering emerging trends and identifying long term opportunities.
• Represent the interests of the state of Queensland effectively in public and internal forums and on a range of national forums that relate to RFS functions and services, including volunteerism.

Internal business

• Provide high level, visionary leadership within QFES and the community to ensure the delivery of contemporary RFS functions and services that are value-for-money, professional, preventative and responsive Fire and Emergency Services.
• Provide leadership and undertake strategic decision-making during times of state-wide or critical emergency events.
• Lead major disaster management responses on behalf of QFES with the capacity to undertake Strategic Command functions.
• Strategic management of performance, capability and interoperability of the RFS state and regional footprint.
• Provide executive leadership to guide the direction of the organisation, its current and future services and the longer-term development of the organisation.
• Ensure QFES compliance with relevant legislation, government policy, corporate direction and contemporary best practice in Fire and Emergency service delivery.
• Execute excellence in interpersonal skills to manage negotiations to resolve issues of great significance to the department's operation.
• Ensure that the Commissioner and Minister are provided with proactive and detailed advice on a broad range of complex and sensitive issues.
• Provide a high level of advice, forward planning and strategic decision making that has a significant impact and that is critical to continued success of the department.
• Devise and implement strategies to addresses critical risk areas.
• Strongly influence departmental and whole-of-government policies and priorities.
• Represent or assume the role of Commissioner QFES during planned and/or unexpected absences.

Learning and growth

• Provide leadership and drive direction and accountability against customer measures to support best practice in the raising, training and sustaining of staff that support the comprehensive approach to disaster management (PPRR) in an all-agency/ all-hazards environment whilst contributing to the broader objective of improving community resilience.
• Support the Commissioner to ensure, through monitoring and regularly evaluating, emergency capability is continually improving with a priority focus on providing support to local governments and fire/disaster management groups.
• Ensure a strategic approach to the delivery of training for operational staff enables persons to perform the functions under the relevant Acts are met efficiently, effectively and appropriately.
• Implement sustainable and effective performance management and development systems.
• Lead and drive the implementation of government reform agenda and department commitments.
• Lead and model whole of government values which reflect a commitment to customer first, ideas into activities, unleash potential be courageous and empower people.
• Lead and drive the implementation of operationally critical projects of significant scope and complexity including systems, technology, employment relations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead the development and implementation of effective corporate governance and business improvement frameworks and practices.

Capabilities
As a leader in the Queensland Government, you will display outstanding judgement, high level of integrity, strong agility to adapt to a constantly changing environment, a strong achievement orientation, and excellent communication and negotiation skills.
The position requires a person who will take personal responsibility for serving the government of the day and meeting the needs of Queenslanders. As Chief Officer you will work towards a system of excellence in service delivery and public sector management.
You will have a record of success as a leader in a large and complex organisation with outstanding leadership ability.
You will have extensive experience across the public, private and/or not for profit sector and you will have a strong background in strategy and policy implementation, service delivery, and client service.
You will have a proven track record as an agent of change in challenging environments and in fostering a confident and capable workforce.
You will have extensive experience in an operational environment.
QFES actively encourages productive working relationships, a healthy work-life balance, workplace diversity and innovation. As such you will be committed to implementing a safe, healthy and secure workplace; and flexible work and lifestyle options.
You will be expected to embed quality of life principles into your working life and role model behavior's that demonstrate a work-life balance.
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Executive (leading the function)
Vision

• Leads strategically
• Stimulates ideas and innovation
• Leads change in complex environments
• Makes insightful decisions

Results

• Develops and mobilises talent
• Builds enduring relationships
• Inspires others
• Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability

• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
• Pursues continuous growth
• Demonstrates sound governance

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:

• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Courage
• Loyaly

Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .
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