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Job Summary: Key accountabilities Perform executive officer duties to the Region Emergency Management Committee, Region Rescue Committee and Region Emergency Operations Controller. Provide assistance and advice to Local/Region Emergency Management and Rescue Committees regarding the development and maintenance of Emergency Management Plans and associated policies, and represent the Region Emergency Operation Controller at meetings, conferences and other forums. Establish and manage networks with internal and external stakeholders at local, regional and state level to liaise on emergency preparedness, prevention, response and recovery operations. Contribute to the development, preparation, facilitation, evaluation and delivery of internal and ‘multi-agency’ emergency management training and exercises related to a coordinated response to significant emergencies/incidents. Assist Police with a coordinated response to incidents/emergencies including undertaking functions during emergency response and recovery operations, and other emergency and rescue management duties as required. Assist Regional and Local Emergency Operations Controllers to monitor and assess actual or imminent emergencies/incidents, to determine the level of response and resources required. Provide advice and assist emergency services personnel in response to large scale emergency/incidents in line with the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 and other relevant legislation.

Job Details: Key challenges

Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks within an emergency environment to ensure tasks are completed within the required timeframes in a sometimes fast moving, high volume work environment.
Maintain knowledge and understanding of current emergency and rescue management arrangements, strategies, priories, plans, policies and legislation.
Contribute to consultation, influencing and negotiation with diverse stakeholders, given the need to balance competing interests and demands which are often changing and unpredictable.
For your application to be considered, you must:

attach a cover letter;
attach an up-to-date CV/Resume; and
address each of the Target Questions in the text boxes provided in the online application or attach as a separate document. Please limit your response to no more than 1 page per question.