Manager Emergency Risk Assessment, Clerk Grade 9/10

3 months ago


Illawarra, Australia NSW State Emergency Service Full time

**Manager Emergency Risk Assessment, Clerk Grade 9/10**
- Exciting new role working in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities
- Utilise your emergency risk management planning experience to posture the agency to plan for emergencies
- Full time ongoing role in Wollongong

**About the opportunity**

The NSW SES is recruiting a Manager Emergency Risk assessment to lead a team that provides expert advice in floodplain and coastal risk management planning. This includes process, responding to and preparing for current and future status and emergency response including flood and evacuation management.

This role also advocates the NSW SES’s position on future hazard and emergency risk to Government Departments and agencies.

**About the NSW SES**

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well
- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- have demonstrated experience in emergency risk management including developing and maintaining strategies and policies to support planning and preparedness in flood management, land use planning and risk mitigation strategies;
- possess strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders to achieve cooperation and collaboration;
- have strong communication skills both verbal and written to prepare submissions, planning and policy documents and engage with internal and external agencies and stakeholders;
- use your effective managerial skills and experience to lead and support a team of risk management and research professionals.

**What we can offer you**
- ** **Attractive leave entitlements: parental, recreation and flex leave and other leave
- Competitive salary package of up to $149,617 (includes super and leave loading)
- Flexible work options working within operational requirements
- Mental Health & Wellbeing programs
- Access to our Corporate Partner Fitness Passport for a reduced rate when joining a participating gym
- Operational and leadership training via LinkedIn Learning and other resources
- Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine
- Opportunities to build relationships across emergency service agencies, committees and other Government and community organisations.

**How to apply**
- A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the **essential requirements** and your interest in the role;
- Responses to each of the **targeted questions** (maximum of one page per answer); and
- An up-to-date **resume **of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role

**Targeted Questions**

1. Describe your experience and emergency risk assessment approach to minimise existing and future community risk, noting the NSW SES work environment is high volume, high pressure and requires awareness of current, and best practice approaches.

2. This role will lead and manage a team of specialist staff, as well as communicating and influencing internal and external stakeholders. Provide an example demonstrating your experience in managing diverse views and needs of stakeholders. What did you do, how was it communicated and what was the outcome?

**Want to know more?**

The role description is available here.

**Talent Pool**

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

**Applications close: 11:59pm Wednesday, 23 October 2024



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