Emergency Management Coordinator

Job No: CN2259

Location: Newcastle

Employment Status: Permanent, Full-time

Closing Date: 22 Jun 2020 AEST

• Bring your solid knowledge around contemporary emergency management concepts to this role.
• Your project management experience will be key to delivering successful outcomes.
• Permanent full-time role - 35 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available, including a 9-day fortnight.

City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Coordinator for the day to day management and strategic coordination of Emergency Management (EM) activities across CN.

Drawing on your strong professional experience and utilising your well-developed communication, problem-solving, and project management skills, you will provide advice to Council, executive leadership, and service units in EM related matters. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with appropriate organisations in respect to emergency management activities.

In this role you will be required to strengthen CN’s internal EM capability as well as ensuring CN is compliant with its legislative and other external responsibilities.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and well-being programs.

The essentials you’ll need:

• Tertiary qualifications in Emergency Management or a related field.
• Previous experience in a similar role in developing and implementing Emergency Management Frameworks with supporting plans and procedures.
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 and other associated legislation/policy with their associated arrangements and demonstrated experience working with external and internal stakeholders in implementing and fulfilling these arrangements.
• Thorough understanding of the concepts & principles of contemporary emergency management and their application.
• High level knowledge and demonstrated experience in coordinating emergency management planning processes, control of emergency response and recovery operations, and operating in multi-agency situations.
• Thorough understanding and awareness of Business Continuity (BCM) Management and Business Continuity Planning arrangements.
• Proven high-level relationship building, oral and written communication skills.
• Hold a current driver’s licence.

Other valuable skills you may have:

• Relevant Local Government experience. 
• Proven ability in use of Microsoft Office, GIS and emergency management applications.

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City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

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Upon applying, we highly encourage you to add recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au to your email contact list in order to ensure you receive communication from us regarding this application.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020.

Remuneration: $106,032 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35 hour week.

Contact: Grant Hillyard | Risk Management Coordinator; +61249742266.