Coordinator Emergency Risk Management, Clerk Grade 7/8 - Metro

• Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW.
• Significant focus on developing and maintaining best practice emergency risk management strategies, policies and systems to reduce existing and future emergency management risk.
• Join a high performing and motivated team.
• A full-time, ongoing opportunity
• Location: The Metro role is located in Rhodes NSW

About the opportunity

The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has an exciting opportunity for future risk planning professionals looking to utilise and expand their skills and knowledge whilst working with a team of dedicated staff and volunteers.
You will utilise your skills to lead a team to deliver future emergency management planning, risk management and research outputs, including supervisory, mentoring and team engagement responsibilities.

Working within the Emergency Risk Management team, you will take a key role in managing future risk by effectively facilitating the application of best practice emergency risk management approaches to minimise existing and future community risk for the purpose of safeguarding communities from the risk of floods, storms and tsunamis. You will also work with internal and external stakeholders to reduce future flood risk.   

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 is an emergency and rescue service made up almost entirely of volunteers and supported by a small staff contingent. NSW SES is a key influencer of other emergency service agencies and works closely with these partners to modernise and grow volunteering to save lives and protect communities.

While major responsibilities are for flood, storm operations and tsunamis, the NSW SES also provides the majority of general rescue effort in the rural parts of the state. This includes road accident rescue, vertical rescue, bush search and rescue, evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural), other forms of specialist rescue that may be required due to local threats, Urban Search and Rescue and Community First Response.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant tertiary education and/or demonstrated experience in a related field.
• Have experience in developing and implementing risk reduction strategies.
• Geospatial Intelligence experience is desired although not essential.
• Have experience in working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a desired outcome.
• Enjoy working within a collaborative team environment to achieve outcomes to support communities of NSW.
• Have demonstrated experience and awareness of NSW planning systems and the ability to interpret and apply policy in an emergency management context.
• Are willing to obtain competence in NSW SES Flood Analyst course within 12 months.
• Have thorough knowledge of AIIMS principles and processes, and/or willingness to obtain competence within 12 months.

How to apply 

Your application should include as separate attachments:

• 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

1.    Describe how you maintain awareness of current best practice relating to risk management and reduction strategies in a high-pressure work environment, where volume is high and accuracy is critical.
2.    Provide an example of where you have negotiated a workable solution to a project or problem that was conceptually, technically and socio-politically complex. What did you do, how was it communicated and what was the outcome?

Find out more

The role description is available here

For more information about the role, applicants are encouraged to contact Gillian Webber, (Acting) Manager Emergency Risk Assessment, on 0429 806 954

Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 18 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career. 
For more information on how to apply for a role in the NSW Public Sector please click here.

Applications close:  Monday, January 27, 2025 at 11:59 pm

The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.