This opportunity offers:
- Ongoing employment
- Full-time role & 35 hour working week
- RFS Level 10/11
Attractive annual salary ($135,149 - $148,92- p.a. plus 12% superannuation
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park (Flexible working arrangements available)
Looking for more information?
Why not reach out to our role expert, Viki Campbell, A/Deputy Commissioner Field Operations, for a confidential chat on
[email protected].
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.
What you’ll be doing:
This role provides high-level executive, secretariat, and strategic support to the Deputy Commissioner Field Operations to enable effective decision-making and delivery of organisational and government priorities. The role oversees business services that supports coordination, planning, and performance reporting within the directorate, working collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to enable operational excellence and strategic outcomes.
This role leads a small team providing executive support functions for the Deputy Commissioner Field Operations.
If you have experience in managing executive functions and an understanding of a volunteer based emergency service, then this role is suited to you.
The role offers great diversity in duties including the ability to support operations consistent with your skills and experience.
The ideal candidate for this position:
- Demonstrated experience across executive support functions
- Able to effectively plan and prioritise tasks to meet timeframes
- Able to provide leadership to the executive team
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent written and communication skills, with experience preparing executive-level materials
- An understanding of a volunteer-based emergency service
If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the Role Description and our organisation structure.
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!
You'll also get to enjoy: (HQ Specific)
- Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
- Local eateries and childcare facilities
- Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
- Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost
To embark on your RFS journey:
To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application by clicking 'Apply Now' through the relevant advertisement on RFS Careers, 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):
- How have you managed a heavy workload in a fast-paced setting? What strategies helped you succeed?
- Describe a time you supported your team in delivering a key project. What was your role, and how did your contribution impact the outcome?
Candidates are encouraged to prepare their applications independently to ensure they accurately reflect their skills and experience. The Rural Fire Service values authentic, original responses that reflect individual perspectives and alignment with its values and priorities. Skills, knowledge, and capability will be assessed and verified through the capability assessment process.
Please submit your application no later than 11:55pm Monday 27 July 2026.
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.
Learn more about how RFS members support communities across NSW below
Vacancy Reference: R26-217
This may not be the role for you, however you can check out other vacancies in the RFS here, or consider volunteering with your local Brigade.
