About us

The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.

The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.

The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through the Path to Treaty, Closing the Gap and building our cultural capability.

Purpose of the role

The Business Performance and Support Branch delivers fiscal management, governance, and business support, along with technical services and advanced capability development to drive business performance across the RFSQ. The branch is responsible for strategic initiatives designed to improve and implement service-wide financial and performance management activities, systems and reporting processes that enhance business operations and provide efficient and effective support services to staff and volunteers.

Reporting to the Director, you will be a key member of the team and point of contact responsible for providing governance advice across RFSQ. This will see you being responsible for establishing and maintaining governance pathways within RFSQ in line with the QFD Governance Framework, working with all levels of stakeholders to streamline decision making and ensure we deliver on strategic outcomes. In addition you will provide secretariat support to select RFSQ committees and sub-committees and work closely with business units to provide advice and guidance on governance practices to ensure systems and processes meet best practice and departmental governance requirements.

Key requirements

Key requirements

• Experience in managing governance committees and providing secretariat functions in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of, or experience working with volunteers and/or within a volunteer organisation.

Your key accountabilities

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

• Assist in the review and development of RFSQ corporate governance systems and processes that support the delivery of services and comply with legislative policy and regulatory requirements.
• Provide timely advice and guidance to senior managers and executive support teams in relation to performance, planning, governance and secretariat support functions in accordance with the QFD Governance Framework.
• Provide secretariat support across RFSQ committees and sub-committees, including to review and collate meeting papers, recording of meeting and circulation of minutes as required, and follow up on actions and outcomes, involving sensitive and/or complex tasks.
• Examine and conduct quality assurance of reports and submissions to ensure accurate information is provided to support the delivery of committee and sub-committee requirements.
• Develop and maintain effective communication channels and working relationships with internal and external clients and stakeholders on governance related activities.
• Develop and implement RFSQ governance processes and ensure effective corporate governance procedures apply, including records management in accordance with departmental policies.
• Manage business improvements initiatives to ensure systems, procedures and processes meet best practice expectations as outlined in internal audits and compliance activities.
• Coordinate and undertake project activities on a range of initiatives and opportunities, including identifying issues impacting governance, and initiate work priorities and timely action to support business requirements.

Capabilities

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 - Individual Contributor (leading self)

Vision

• Makes insightful decisions

Results

• Builds enduring relationships
• Inspires others
• Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability

• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
• Demonstrates sound governance

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

• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Courage
• Loyalty This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.