Executive Director Business Delivery

Location: Parramatta
Salary: Band 2 Senior Executive Remuneration TRP commencing from MIN $302567 Max $338721
Job Type: Fulltime

About National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS):
NPWS is one of the worlds oldest and most respected national parks agencies comprising over 2200 FTE. We manage more than 890 national parks and reserves covering over 7.6 million hectares or 9.5 of NSWs landmass. Our work spans conservation biodiversity protection Aboriginal cultural heritage fire management and emergency response and nature based tourism with over 50 million visits annually.

About the Role:
Reporting to the Deputy Secretary NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and part of the NPWS executive leadership team we are seeking a strategic and resultsdriven Executive Director to lead the NPWS business enabling functions through strong financial stewardship customerfocused innovation and sustainable asset and infrastructure management.

This role will lead the integration of a highperforming business services function that meets the unique needs of NPWS including navigating the complex impacts of bushfire recovery on assets sites systems and staff. Youll drive strategic workforce and resourcing plans to build longterm capability and ensure performance aligns with organisational goals. Success will also require strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills to build consensus and achieve shared outcomes across diverse and sometimes competing interests.

In this senior leadership role you will be responsible for delivering businessenabling functions that position NPWS as a global leader in nature based tourism environmental management and public sector asset and financial management. You will also:

• Drive continuous improvement across financial digital people and business systems.
• Lead a sustainable visitor and revenue program that enhances public access while achieving economic and environmental goals.
• Oversee a multibilliondollar portfolio of public assets including major infrastructure and capital works.
• Provide strategic wholeofagency policy advice and negotiating with key stakeholders on complex and contentious issues.

This is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact on the management of NSWs National Parks through innovation collaboration and operational excellence.

About You:

You are a senior executive who has a demonstrable history of success leading strategic financial and operational management as well as overseeing the annual activitybased budget and implementing a statewide service delivery framework. Your experience will include providing highlevel financial and strategic advice forecasting and labour analysis to inform executive decisionmaking for the whole organisation.

You will have had responsibility for overseeing Total Asset and Infrastructure Management Plans for an agency with a multibillion dollar asset base ensuring safe efficient delivery of capital programs and infrastructure projects. You would have led the delivery of integrated businessenabling services including digital platforms customer systems and IT infrastructure to support operational and visitor needs across the entire state.

You have successfully developed and negotiated budget proposals and funding bids with senior stakeholders across government achieving strong budget and workforce outcomes for programs. As a part of your remit you have managed Cabinet coordination agencywide compliance and policy development relating to an agency as well as championed robust governance procurement audit risk and safety frameworks across a large and diverse operational workforce.

You would have established consistent budgeting evaluation and workforce planning frameworks ensuring performance aligned with service commitments and enabling transparent reporting across key operational metrics.

Essential Requirements:

Tertiary qualifications in business management or an equivalent professional discipline with extensive demonstrated experience at senior executive level establishing and maintaining a business enabling function.

For more information please read the full Role Description: Executive Director Business Delivery

About Us:
The NSW Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the states environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy powered by affordable reliable and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects NSWs natural environment managing the national park estate its rich biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations. The department also ensures the sustainable management of water resources to support the environment communities and industry. We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of Aboriginal peoples in caring for Country and water and are committed to meaningful partnerships in environmental management.

Respect Equity and Inclusion

NPWS celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We are committed to advancing an inclusive culture that creates a safe diverse and respectful workplace. We support various employee affinity groups practice flexible working offer job share and workplace adjustments.

NPWS is making it a priority where possible to ensure that the NPWS Executive has balanced representation of females in executive roles. Therefore candidates who identify as female and hold the capabilities required for this role are encouraged to apply.

We know that employees need the flexibility to balance their career with other factors like family education and volunteering or community service. NPWS is committed to flexible ways of working to help employees balance a rewarding career and everything else that life has to offer.

How to Apply:
Submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and suitability for the role.

Applications close Sunday 11^th May 2025 at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Graeme Ellis Acting Senior Manager Talent Acquisition via or

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

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DCCEEW is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.