Chief of Staff

3 weeks ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Support the Commissioner by working directly with the EMV / ERV Executive team.
- Fixed term Executive Officer contract up to 2 years within Emergency Management.
- SES Grade 1: $216,376 - $279,238 Total Renumeration Package.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Chief of Staff - Emergency Management Commissioner to provide a critical role within Emergency Management Victoria.

About the Business Unit
DJCS Emergency Management (EM) includes the department's emergency management accountabilities delivered through Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV), EM Communications, EM Technology and Data, Sector Performance and Investment, Entity Reform and emergency management statutory entities and offices.
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria. EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, and planning across Victoria's emergency management sector, contributing to safer, more resilient communities.
Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV) is responsible for state and regional coordination for all emergencies to help communities build back better and emerge stronger. Working directly with impacted communities, all levels of government, agencies and industry, ERV coordinates real, effective and timely support that communities need to recover after a major emergency.
Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) functions and powers are outlined in the Emergency Management Act 2013 and include responsibility for ensuring control arrangements are in place for response to Class 1 and Class 2 emergencies; coordination of agencies with roles and responsibilities in Class 1 and Class 2 emergencies; responsibility for consequence management for major emergencies; and for providing timely briefings to the Minister and government on emergency events.
About the Role
Reporting to the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC), the Chief of Staff works within a fast-paced complex environment characterised by competing priorities and often deals with issues requiring negotiation with multiple stakeholders to form innovative and strategic solutions. The role liaises, consults, and negotiates at a senior level across agencies, government, private sector and NGOs on a range of critical issues and identifies and alerts the EMC to sensitive and significant issues as they emerge.
This role will require sound judgement, responsiveness, excellent stakeholder management skills, strategy and project capability, discretion, and the ability to perform under pressure.

**Some of your duties will include**:

- Provide support and advice to the EMC in the management of priority projects, preparedness and assurance, stakeholder engagement and general functions of the EMC.
- Arrange regular briefings to the EMC regarding the performance of statutory functions - working closely with the EMV / ERV Executive team and represent the EMC in internal and external forums, as requested.
- Operating as a point of contact for the EMC for the Minister's Office, Secretary's Office, and Deputy Secretary's Office.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated sound judgement and awareness of the political context, and Victorian emergency management arrangements.
- Demonstrated policy development and project management capability, including the ability to achieve objectives within tight timeframes, and actively engage internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience in an operational role or setting.
- Proven ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and drive improvements to practices.
- High level knowledge and judgment to inform organisational positions on legislative, policy and industrial proposals.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills.

**Qualifications**:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline would be highly regarded.

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

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