Introduction
The Executive Directors – SIRA recruitment covers two permanent Band 2 opportunities at the State Insurance Regulatory Authority. Executive Director, Regulatory Strategy & Stewardship leads regulatory strategy and scheme performance, while Executive Director, Regulatory Operations oversees regulatory delivery and compliance. Both work across insurance and compensation schemes that provide an important safety net for people in NSW.
This guide explains how to apply for Executive Directors – SIRA with a combined CV and cover letter. The cover letter must be the first page of the CV and identify the opportunity you want to be considered for. If you apply for both roles, explain your interest and capability for each so the hiring team can assess the different responsibilities.
Choose executive examples that show how you used evidence to make decisions in a complex regulatory environment. For the strategy role, explain how intelligence or performance analysis informed reform priorities; for operations, show how your regulatory response addressed harm or improved compliance. Your executive history should make the scale of the teams and change you led easy to understand.
View the official job ad while you plan your application.
Executive Directors – SIRA role snapshot
| Role | Executive Directors – SIRA |
| Organisation | State Insurance Regulatory Authority |
| Location | Sydney, with flexible working supported |
| Employment | Two permanent full-time executive opportunities |
| Salary or remuneration | Senior Executive Band 2; total remuneration package commensurate with experience |
| Source job ID | 603425 |
| Closing date | 20 October 2026 at 11:59 pm |
Application requirements for Executive Directors – SIRA
- Combined CV and cover letter, with the cover letter as the first page of the CV
- Cover letter identifying which role you are applying for, or outlining interest and capability for both roles
There are two opportunities: Executive Director, Regulatory Strategy & Stewardship and Executive Director, Regulatory Operations. Put the cover letter on the first page of the combined document and make the role choice explicit.
Candidate evidence for Executive Directors – SIRA
SIRA is recruiting two Band 2 executives across the workers compensation, CTP and home building compensation schemes. Regulatory Strategy & Stewardship concentrates on reform and scheme sustainability, while Regulatory Operations leads compliance and enforcement through risk-based regulation. Applicants can seek either opportunity or both, using the first-page cover letter to explain their interest and capability for each role.
The following evidence areas are practical application guidance for the work described.
| Evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Executive leadership in a regulated environment | Explain the scope of a senior leadership role and how you handled a complex or politically sensitive issue. |
| Strategy and evidence-led decisions | Show how analysis or market intelligence changed a regulatory priority and describe the effect on scheme or service outcomes. |
| Reform or regulatory performance | Use a substantial initiative to explain how you improved performance or compliance, identifying your decisions and the measures used. |
| Developing teams and working across stakeholders | Describe how you built leadership capability and worked with industry, government or community stakeholders to deliver the initiative. |
Example application structure for Executive Directors – SIRA
Submit one combined document with your cover letter as the first page of the CV. That first page must name the role you want, or explain your interest and capability for both opportunities. The outline below helps use the letter to connect executive evidence to the relevant SIRA responsibility.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| First-page opening | Identify Regulatory Strategy & Stewardship, Regulatory Operations or both, then explain why the scope matches your executive experience. |
| Role-specific evidence | For strategy, use a reform or scheme-performance decision; for operations, explain a regulatory delivery or compliance initiative. |
| Executive leadership | Add the scale of the work and how you developed the team or influenced stakeholders, keeping the outcomes clear. |
| Combined-document check | Keep the cover letter on the first page of the CV and confirm that an application for both roles addresses each separately. |
What the panel will want to see in your examples
- Explain the scope of a senior leadership role and how you handled a complex or politically sensitive issue.
- Show how analysis or market intelligence changed a regulatory priority and describe the effect on scheme or service outcomes.
- Use a substantial initiative to explain how you improved performance or compliance, identifying your decisions and the measures used.
- Describe how you built leadership capability and worked with industry, government or community stakeholders to deliver the initiative.
Before you submit
Check the role choice in the first-page cover letter and make sure the CV supports the leadership scale you describe. If applying for both opportunities, include clear evidence for the strategy and operational responsibilities. Save the combined document and check the form before the 11:59 pm deadline on 20 October.
Return to the official vacancy to check the final submission instructions.
Help with your Executive Directors – SIRA application
For help choosing and organising your own examples, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the written application can explain work you have completed.