Manager Community Risk

This opportunity offers:

• Ongoing employment
• Full-time role & 35 hour working week
• Attractive annual salary of $127,391 - $140,380 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
• Location: Tamworth

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference!

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you! Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

About the role:

Reporting to the Area Commander, the Manager Community Risk is responsible for leading, promoting and supporting strategic organisational programs to reduce risk to the community from bush fire and other emergencies.

Located in Tamworth, a vibrant regional city with over 60,000 people calling it home. Tamworth provides access to all essential health, education and community services; a strong sporting culture offering a range of sports; a thriving arts and cultural scene; and a lively nightlife with plenty of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Only 3 hours to Newcastle and the coast, 5 hours to Sydney by car and daily direct flights to Sydney and Brisbane.

As our ideal candidate, you will:

Work in collaboration with the Area Commander, Functional managers, District Managers and staff, and stakeholders to ensure successful operational outcomes across the North Western Area, which is one of seven Area Commands across NSW RFS.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the role description.

Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role, your application may not progress to shortlisting. 

Why work for us?

• Corporate uniform available
• Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
• Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
• Salary packaging options available
• One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month 
• Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
• Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools!

Looking for more information?

Why not reach out to our role expert Sally Turner, Manager People & Business for a confidential chat on 0400 936 958. 

To ignite your RFS journey:

To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application online via I Work for NSW, and attach:

• A cover letter in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
• A resume in PDF format, including two current/recent professional referees (please include email address and contact number)
• Respond to two targeted questions within the online application process (maximum 500 words each):
• Outline a time you were required to engage with various stakeholders to achieve consensus on a plan. What strategies did you use to achieve it and what challenges were you required to overcome?
• Provide a recent example of a project you have led a team to achieve. How did you lead your team and what were your lessons learned?

Please submit your application no later than 11:59pm Wednesday 29 January 2025.

Important recruitment Information

• A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full time or part time opportunities.
• We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
• If you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please include any details that you are comfortable sharing during the application process, alternatively, you can reach out to the role expert to discuss.
• The recruitment process may involve a range of assessment activities to determine your capabilities for the role (aligning to the NSW PSC Capability Framework). The Capability application tool is designed to help job applicants understand and use the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework when applying for jobs with the NSW government. Additional checks for successful applicants will include referee checks and criminal history checks.
• Candidates who progress through this process may be assessed in person or via online mediums. 

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