Casual Intelligence and Warnings Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6

**Intelligence and Warnings Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6**

**Casual Positions & Talent Pool creation**
- Excellent remuneration and employee benefits
- Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW
- This recruitment is for the creation of a Casual Pool and Talent Pool
- Shifts are 12.5hrs in length across a night and day pattern
- Bring your intelligence background, strong analytical skills and investigative instinct to this exciting new role in the State Operations Centre
- Location: Wollongong (onsite full time)

**About the opportunity**

We are currently recruiting to fill multiple casual roles and create a talent pool for the Intelligence and Warnings Officer role within our State Operations Centre. This recruitment may also be used for future temporary, contract or ongoing positions.

The Intelligence and Warnings Officer is a crucial role that helps protect the NSW communities from the risk of floods, storms, and tsunamis. In this role, you will be responsible for capturing, analysing, and disseminating operational information and intelligence, as well as distributing community warning and alerting products. This role requires a high level of expertise in intelligence gathering, analysis, and interpretation. The Intelligence and Warnings Officer is a key player in safeguarding communities from natural disasters to ensure that NSW communities are well-informed and prepared to face any challenges that come their way. This is an exciting role that requires a unique set of skills and knowledge to help keep the community safe.

**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:

- Availability to complete the initial training commencing on 26 May 2025, which consists of a 2-week full time course. The training is paid and is located at the NSW SES State Headquarters (SHQ) in Wollongong
- Tertiary qualifications or proven relevant experience in a related field with foundational knowledge in intelligence principals
- A thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competence within 12 months
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment

**What we can offer you**
- Attractive salary. Casual hourly rates below (additional shift loadings may apply)
- Clerk Grade 5, Year 1 - $61.10
- Clerk Grade 5, Year 2 - $63.02
- Clerk Grade 6, Year 1 - $65.50
- Clerk Grade 6, Year 2 - $67.42
- Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services
- Operational and leadership training and development opportunities via LinkedIn Learning and other training avenues to build and maintain skills
- Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine
- Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies, emergency service committees and other Government and community organisations

**You Belong Here**
- We want our people to reflect the diverse community we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. We want to know what this looks like for you so we can support your success at work.

**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**
- Describe a time when you ensured the timely collection and dissemination of accurate information in a high volume work area with competing priorities. What did you do, what was the outcome? (Max.300 words)
- Provide an example of a time when you used tools to deliver high quality intelligence products that addressed stakeholder needs and contributed to achieving desired outcomes. (Max.300 words)

**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 at 11:59PM on Tuesday 15**th** April 2025.