Coordinator Emergency Risk Management, Clerk Grade 7/8

**Coordinator Emergency Risk Management, Clerk Grade 7/8 - Metro**
- Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW.
- Significant focus on developing and maintaining best practice emergency risk management strategies, policies and systems to reduce existing and future emergency management risk.
- Join a high performing and motivated team.
- A full-time, ongoing opportunity
- Location: The Metro role is located in Rhodes NSW

**About the opportunity**

The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has an exciting opportunity for future risk planning professionals looking to utilise and expand their skills and knowledge whilst working with a team of dedicated staff and volunteers.
You will utilise your skills to lead a team to deliver future emergency management planning, risk management and research outputs, including supervisory, mentoring and team engagement responsibilities.

**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 is an emergency and rescue service made up almost entirely of volunteers and supported by a small staff contingent. NSW SES is a key influencer of other emergency service agencies and works closely with these partners to modernise and grow volunteering to save lives and protect communities.
While major responsibilities are for flood, storm operations and tsunamis, the NSW SES also provides the majority of general rescue effort in the rural parts of the state. This includes road accident rescue, vertical rescue, bush search and rescue, evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural), other forms of specialist rescue that may be required due to local threats, Urban Search and Rescue and Community First Response.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Have relevant tertiary education and/or demonstrated experience in a related field.
- Have experience in developing and implementing risk reduction strategies.
- Geospatial Intelligence experience is desired although not essential.
- Have experience in working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a desired outcome.
- Enjoy working within a collaborative team environment to achieve outcomes to support communities of NSW.
- Are willing to obtain competence in NSW SES Flood Analyst course within 12 months.
- Have thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competence within 12 months.

**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 how you maintain awareness of current best practice relating to risk management and reduction strategies in a high-pressure work environment, where volume is high and accuracy is critical.
2. Provide an example of where you have negotiated a workable solution to a project or problem that was conceptually, technically and socio-politically complex. What did you do, how was it communicated and what was the outcome?

**Find out more**

The role description is available here

For more information about the role, applicants are encouraged to contact Gillian Webber, (Acting) Manager Emergency Risk Assessment, on 0429 806 954

**Talent Pool**

**Applications close: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 11:59 pm