National Safety Associate Director/ 115,000 + salary packaging

1 week ago

Adelaide, South Australia Disaster Relief Australia Full time

Introduction:

Purpose-led safety where it matters—on the ground, for good.

If safety is more than compliance to you, if it's about culture, care, and the ripple effect of resilience, if you're done ticking boxes and you want to build something that protects, inspires, and lasts then you're our kind of leader.

Join Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) and bring your WHS expertise to the frontlines of real-world disaster relief, recovery and preparedness through. You won't just lead safety systems—you'll shape the legacy of how safety is lived across DRA. From cyclone-hit communities to bushfire recovery zones, your work will actually make a difference to our volunteers. Your strategic decisions will directly shape how safe, confident, and prepared our volunteers are as they enter disaster-affected communities.

Description:

What You'll Take Charge Of

  • Design and lead a national Safety Management System (SMS) that protects staff, volunteers, and communities—aligned to ISO 45001 and built for action, not just audits.
  • Develop and champion scalable safety capabilities: from Safety Officers and Coordinators to mentoring programs and national training pathways.
  • Integrate safety where it counts—deployment planning, live operations, risk escalation, incident response, SITREPs, and more.
  • Stay ahead of risk—investigate incidents, track regulatory shifts, and embed continuous learning.
  • Foster a strong safety culture that's respected in the field and felt across the boardroom.

Why this isn't your average safety gig
  • Values-aligned leadership - Lead a team where courage, service, and care aren't just posters on the wall—they guide every deployment, decision, and debrief.
  • Mission > Metrics - Trade in the treadmill of corporate KPIs for work that facilitates high performing volunteer teams for communities in need.
  • High-trust leadership - Run with bold ideas, own your national remit, and shape a movement, not just a department.
  • Real impact, real fast - Drive change across a lean, agile organisation where your influence reaches every corner.
  • Hybrid heart - Combine the professional credibility of a national WHS system with the soul of a volunteer-powered NFP.

The mindset we need

You're a values-aligned safety leader who brings strategic vision and operational credibility. You thrive in complexity, act decisively under pressure, and love mentoring others to elevate safety culture. If you light up when a volunteer says "Thanks, I felt safe today because of you," this is your kind of mission.

Champion a values-driven safety culture where Courage means speaking up, Tenacity means continuously improving our systems. Your work enables our volunteers to lead, serve, and return home safe. We're looking for a leader who listens first, leads with empathy, and turns feedback into fuel for culture change.

What Success Looks Like
  • Volunteers feel supported, safe, and empowered.
  • Safety is embedded into our culture, not just our compliance.
  • Operational leaders turn to you early, not after incidents happen.
  • Systems grow with us—and never outgrow the people they serve.

Let's talk
  • 5+ years in senior WHS leadership, preferably across defence, emergency services, or high-risk environments
  • Experience building org-wide SMS frameworks
  • Skilled in safety reporting, training, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance
  • Comfortable deploying to the field and leading from the front
  • Bachelor's degree in WHS, Risk Management or similar

We're not looking for a manager. We're looking for a leader.

Let's build safety that protects purpose. Together.

Skills and Experiences:

Location: Flexible - hybrid/remote work

Salary: $110-115,000 p.a. + superannuation, salary packaging, 2 weeks of additional paid volunteer leave

Start: As soon as possible
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