Zone Operations Readiness Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6

**Zone Operational Readiness Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6, Goonellabah**
- Exciting opportunity to grow and develop your emergency management experience
- Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW
- Full time ongoing role
- Location: North Eastern Zone Office - Goonellabah

**About the opportunity**

The Zone Operational Readiness Officer undertakes diverse and inter-related tasks with a focus on maintaining the readiness of Incident Control Centre (ICC) facilities and systems across the zone. Maintain operational reporting requirements to the State Operations Centre. Coordinate duty roster systems within a designated zone as required by operational response.

**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 sound knowledge and understanding of contemporary emergency response practices
- Have the capacity to obtain Incident Management Principal Officer qualifications for Level 2 incidents within 12 months.
- Have a thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competence within 12 months.
- Be proficient in building and maintaining relationships with stakeholder, internal and external

**What we can offer you**
- You will enjoy a 35-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements such as a nine-day fortnight or a four-day work week depending on the requirements of the role and operational needs
- You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home.
- Attractive salary range of $97,027.00 to $107,059.00 plus 11.5% superannuation and leave loading + field allowance
- Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES's mission is saving lives and creating safer communities, and you can be an important part of our work.
- We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
- We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:

- Fitness Passport
- LinkedIn Learning
- Member Assist Program for free confidential counselling support
- Flu vaccine program.

**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**
- Outline your experience in dealing with a range of stakeholders to gather written and verbal information on a topic, analyse it and produce a written report.
- As an agile organisation reacting to natural disasters, reliable communications are critical. What strategies would you use to ensure the correct resources are available to deliver critical communications across diverse audiences.

**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: Thursday 13th March 2025, 11:59pm