Location: Spring Street Office

The Role

The Senior Manager Ethical Standards will lead the development, integration and delivery of organisational wide strategies and programs of work and initiatives that enables Fire Rescue Victoria to maintain a safe, respectful and accountable workplace culture.

Functional Accountabilities

- Promotion of positive workplace behaviours via targeted early intervention and prevention strategies
- Accountable for providing authoritative specialist technical advice to FRV Executive, Senior Leaders and P&C; professionals
- Leadership position overseeing all functions within the Ethical Standards portfolio including the provision of specialised technical and/or legal advice
- Directly influencing key organisational decisions, programs of work and direction
- Responsible for ensuring that ES functions, policy and programs are embedded and aligned throughout the organisation
- Work directly with P&C;, ELT and Senior Leaders across the whole organisation to develop awareness, capability and support the development of a safe, respectful and accountable culture.

The Team

The People and Culture Directorate takes a lead role in strategy development and implementation to enable FRV to have a safe workplace, a respectful and achievement-oriented culture, and an agile and engaged workforce. The key functions of the directorate are Human Resources Systems and Services, Health and Wellbeing, Workplace Relations and Ethical Standards, Organisational Development and Business Partnering, and Media and Communications.

What’s in it for you

We strive to create a high-quality working life for our community of valued employees.

Working with us provides:

- Access to Rostered Day/s Off
- Flexible work arrangements may be available




- Uniquely rewarding work in the service of the Victorian community
- Career and career development
- Enterprise Agreement salary increases
- salary sacrifice
- Salary sacrifice options (ie. novated lease or superannuation)
- An unrivalled suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services
- Access to an annual sports voucher
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Corporate Clothing Allowance (conditions apply)
- Free access to gym facilities
- Close to Public Transport (Parliament station)

What you will need to Succeed

To be successful in this position, you will be:

- Tertiary qualified in Law, Industrial Relations / Labour Law or Human Resources
- If legally qualified, should be unrestricted and not require supervision
- Significant experience in a senior position in employee/workplace relations or industrial relations, across the full range of employment matters, including investigations performance management and absence management
- Demonstrated leadership in overseeing a team performing this work
- Contemporary knowledge of employment law, with demonstrated experience and ability to interpret and apply complex industrial instruments and develop policies
- Procedures and frameworks aligning with those legislative requirements
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing outcomes.

Serving the Community, valuing teamwork,



having integrity, showing respect and being accountable are core values at Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV). We are looking for candidates who are committed to upholding our organisational values and behaviours as they guide our work and shape our culture.

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is a modern fire and rescue service dedicated to meeting the needs of twenty-first century Victoria. With a workforce of over 4,500 highly committed employees, FRV serves and protects communities across Melbourne and Victoria’s major regional centres.

In delivering this service, we are guided by our core values of teamwork, integrity, respect and accountability. These values underpin everything we do and shape our organisational culture. We are seeking candidates who are committed to embodying these principles in their work and behaviours.

FRV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse gender identities and sexualities.

If you require any assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment and selection process, please contact Recruitment Business Partner Amelia Mazzotta at ***************@frv.vic.gov.au

FRV’s standard practice is to appoint at the base of the salary range, however consideration will be given to an above base salary within the advertised range based on the successful candidate’s skills and experience

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to apply for this position.

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📌 Senior Manager Ethical Standards (Melbourne)
🏢 Fire Rescue Victoria
📍 Melbourne