Operations Capability Coordinator

4 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Fire Department Full time

Purpose of specific work area and position
Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) Districts are focused on supporting a range of operational and organisational functions in the management of rural fires, enabling field-based staff and volunteers to concentrate on immediate task execution and response. Each District encompasses operational and non-operational staff, RFSQ volunteers and rural fire brigades who provide fire management, mitigation, and response services for rural and semi-rural communities, including some urban fringe areas across the state.
The purpose of the role is to support the development of operational capability in relation to specialised equipment usage and management. Reporting to the Executive Manager District Coordination, the role will assist with a variety of project initiatives to ensure compliance, timely response, and the completion of deliverables in accordance with operational plans.
Mandatory requirements
- Must meet the mandatory requirements and attributes as outlined in the generic RFSQ Rural Officer Two (RFSO2) role description.

Highly desirable requirements
- Knowledge of, or experience working with volunteers and/or within a volunteer organisation.

Primary duties
In addition to the generic RFSO2, role description, the primary duties of the Operations Capability Coordinator include but are not limited to:

- Coordinate the issuing, servicing, testing, and unplanned maintenance of specialised equipment, such as P3 masks, gas detectors, radios, and tablets, aligned with departmental procedures.
- Engage with Brigades to coordinate, deliver and/or facilitate all equipment relevant education (typically non-accredited training), including delivery of new asset induction to brigades before the operational use of asset can be performed.
- Maintain accurate inventory lists for effective management of equipment, monitor equipment usage for compliance to asset operating standards and policy, and provide District input into equipment specification requirements to ensure local needs are met.
- Liaise with external agencies related to equipment maintenance, such as manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers, to ensure emergency preparedness and response support.
- Provide advice in the development and evaluation of training materials, guidelines, and procedures to contribute to improved capability outcomes, and ensure compliance with applicable legislation and maintenance requirements.
- Lead activities in relation to equipment purchasing, supporting trials of new equipment and user evaluation, providing advice and support to brigades to ensure these activities follow the appropriate processes and procedures.
- Contribute to specific equipment initiatives to enhance RFS capability and capacity to manage pertinent technical incidents and coordinate procurement processes as needed.

Additional information
- Be able to meet the attributes of the generic RFSO2 role description.
- Rural Officer One (RFSO1) or applicants with equivalent industry experience, appropriate skills, and knowledge, are encouraged to apply.
- Volunteers and external parties with appropriate skills are highly encouraged to apply, noting that they may be asked to provide additional information to satisfy internal policies.
- Applicants will: have proven commitment to maintaining bushfire competencies and operating in a team environment.
- capacity to participate out of hours (i.e. night or weekends) shift roster during disaster operations.
- Thorough knowledge of the concepts, strategies and issues associated with managing rural fire services, particularly in a volunteer environment and have a sound knowledge of and ability to provide operational leadership at emergency situations utilising the AIIMS/IMS methodology.
- Incumbents may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate and/or interstate deployment and travel.
- This is a day work position yet may require flexible hours of work to meet functional demands, including working at night on weekends as part of the role.
- Officers appointed to this position will participate in a personal professional development program in conjunction with their supervisor.



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