• Strategic operational leadership role that supports the EMC in leading the readiness and delivery of high-quality response to, and coordination of, emergency incidents at state and regional levels.
• Executive Officer contract - fixed-term for up to 5 years
• SES2: $290,601 - $419,000 total renumeration
  The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner (Readiness, Response, State Operations), to provide a critical role within Emergency Management Victoria.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the EMC, the DEMC (Readiness, Response and State Operations [RRSO]) works within a fast-paced complex environment characterised by competing priorities and often deals with issues requiring influence and negotiation with multiple stakeholders to form innovative and strategic solutions. The role liaises, consults, and negotiates at a senior level across agencies, government, private sector and NGOs on a range of critical issues and identifies and alerts the EMC to sensitive and significant issues as they emerge.
You will be an accomplished executive, people leader and problem solver, with senior leadership experience in emergency management and coordination of operational activities in a complex operating environment. You will have a demonstrated commitment to working closely with critical partners and building leadership teams to deliver outcomes and ensure the highest standards of performance and integrity are achieved.
This role will require sound judgement, responsiveness, excellent stakeholder management skills, strategy and project capability, and the ability to perform under pressure.

Some of your duties will include:

• As an active member of the EMV and DJCS Emergency Management Executive Team, you will be responsible for leading the direction and delivery of the work program for the Readiness, Response and State Operations (RRSO) Branch, including business and project planning; managing the allocation of resources and budgets; and ensuring effective delivery and reporting.
• Leads the development and implementation of sector wide operational readiness, response and state operation programs, including support to state control and coordination, the 24/7 operations of the State Control Centre and stewardship of operationalising key functions and associated systems from State to Incident level
• Drive workplace culture and practices that deliver on Government priorities and EMV’s strategic directions. This includes the scoping of work priorities and programs, the delivery of those priorities, and building a high performing workforce that is service-orientated, collaborative, innovative, professional and engaged and safety and wellbeing focussed.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated sound judgement and awareness of the political context, with a proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing emergency incidents at a senior management level within either an emergency sector Agency or State/National level emergency management control environment.
• Demonstrated experience at Executive Director level in identifying, assessing and mitigating risk, along with managing large, diverse groups in a dynamic environment.
• Proven verbal communication skills with advanced skills in writing and analysis for a wide range of audiences including the contributing to cabinet briefings and the development of business cases.
• A strong knowledge and understanding of Victoria and of Commonwealth emergency management arrangements, legislation and plans, along with a working knowledge of Incident Management systems