Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards role snapshot
Role Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards
Organisation Fire and Rescue NSW
Location Greenacre, with hybrid working arrangements
Employment Ongoing full-time; Senior Executive Band 1
Salary or remuneration Total remuneration package $232,190 per year
Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits.
Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.
Application requirements for Director/Assistant Commissioner Qualified Standards
Cover letter expressing interest and suitability, maximum two pages
The letter should provide executive-level evidence of your judgement and leadership.
Keep sensitive case details confidential and use the resume for the scope of your teams, functions and responsibilities.
Role conditions and qualifications
Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Investigations, Law or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience, are essential.
Candidate evidence for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards
Lead professional standards, sensitive conduct matters and integrity improvement across Fire and Rescue NSW, combining executive advice with accountable operational oversight.
The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
Requirement or evidence area
How to demonstrate it




Professional standards leadership Describe the scale of a function you led and how you maintained quality, accountability and timely decisions.
Fair and defensible decisions Show how you applied procedural fairness, employment frameworks and governance to a sensitive issue.
Prevention and culture Explain how findings or risk patterns led to education, prevention or cultural improvement.
Executive advice and relationships Demonstrate clear advice, discretion and negotiation across competing organisational priorities.
Example application structure for Director/Assistant Commissioner Professional Standards
Build the two-page letter around one sensitive leadership decision and a shorter prevention or improvement example.
Application section
What to include
Opening Identify the relevant qualification or experience pathway and your professional-standards leadership background.
Sensitive decision example Explain your authority, the issue and how you reached a fair, evidence-based decision.
Prevention and capability Show how you strengthened systems, culture or team capability and what changed.
Closing Connect your judgement and leadership to FRNSW's integrity responsibilities and confirm your interest.
Before you submit
Keep the letter within two pages and resume within five.
Confirm the essential qualification or equivalent-experience pathway, remove confidential case details and distinguish personal decisions from team activity.
Applications close 11 November **** at 11:55pm.
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