Officer, State Public Information

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

• Officer, State Public Information (multiple roles available)
• Ongoing, full time (shift work (24/7 including nights and weekends)
• VPS3 salary of $74,580 to $90,558 plus superannuation
  What does the business unit do?
  Emergency Management, within the Department of Justice and Community Safety works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The group is led by the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management. Emergency Management includes the department’s emergency management accountabilities and statutory entities and offices.
  Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) leads emergency management in Victoria by working with government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies. EMV is a statutory entity and is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the Department). The Department, through the Secretary, employs EMV staff and provides corporate functions to EMV. EMV is led jointly by the Chief Executive (CE) and the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC).
  The purpose of the Operations Branch is to lead the emergency operational coordination and state operations in Victoria by working with communities, government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

What will the Officer, State Public Information do?

• Work in the State Control Centre Public Information team, monitoring and supporting media, social media, and community warnings in emergencies.
• Support the management of Public information & warning systems

The role works on a rostered basis and the successful candidates will be required to work outside normal business hours and on weekends.
What skills and knowledge should an Officer, State Public Information have?

Please refer the Job description for details