Zone Manager, Clerk Grade 11/12

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Exciting opportunity to lead an operational team of staff and volunteers in preparing and responding to emergencies.
Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW.
Location: based in Goonellabah with regular travel to units.
About the opportunity
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to guide a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
This role is pivotal in driving strategic outcomes through collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence across diverse functions.
Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner North and West Operations, you will lead professionals from various disciplines and reporting lines, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement to prepare communities for floods, storms and tsunamis and provide operational response and recovery to community.
During emergency operations you will be required lead teams in roles such as Operations Manager or Incident Controller.
The Zone Manager is responsible for ensuring community safety through operational capability and readiness by developing and maintaining mature capability plans.
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 11,000 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 providing leadership and building cohesive teams across diverse disciplines and backgrounds in various geographic locations
Have an ability to lead and influence team members from across the agency to deliver services to our volunteers and the communities of NSW aligning efforts with organisational goals
Build and maintain strong relationships with complex internal and external stakeholders.
Manage resources, budgets, and stakeholder relationships to ensure sustainable delivery.
Monitor performance metrics and drive continuous improvement across all areas.
Have a strong understanding of leading and engaging a volunteer workforce to support communities, before, during and after emergency events
Have extensive experience in leading and managing the preparation and response to emergencies (or similar transferable skills)
Become a qualified Incident Controller Level 3 within 12 months
Have the ability to travel, work on-call and out-of-hours as required.
What we can offer you
You will enjoy a 35-hour work week
Attractive salary range of $149,739 to $173,174 + 15% field allowance plus 11.5% superannuation and leave loading
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 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
Free vaccination program
Access to flexible working arrangements
Leadership development programs
Comprehensive member assistance program
Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies and committees and other Government and community organisations
You Belong Here
We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working.
We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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.
If you require reasonable adjustments, we are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment processes and in the workplace, If you feel you may require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact for confidential advice on options.
How to apply
Your application should include as separate attachments:
A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to theessential requirementsand your interest in the role;
Responses to thetargeted question(maximum of one page); and
An up-to-dateresumeof no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role
Targeted Question
This role involves leading a diverse workforce that includes volunteers who contribute their time and expertise across various functions.
Can you describe your approach to engaging, motivating, and sustaining commitment among volunteers, particularly in complex or high-pressure environments?
Want to know more?
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Cassie Orton, Staff Officer, or .
The role description is availablehere
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:Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 11:55pm
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