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- Provide executive and secretariat support to the State Response Controller (SRC), Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) and the Watch Desk Lead within the State Control Centre.
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Ongoing full time opportunity.
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VPS grade 4 – $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an SCC Executive Control Coordinator to provide a critical support role within Emergency Management Victoria.
About the Business Unit
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria.
EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, sector specific technology, and planning across Victoria's emergency management sector, contributing to safer, more resilient communities.
EMV works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The organisation is led by the Deputy Secretary & Chief Executive, and Emergency Management Commissioner, and includes oversight of statutory entities and offices and the department's emergency management accountabilities
EMV has legislative responsibility for managing the State Control Centre (SCC), Victoria's primary control centre for managing emergencies. It comprises a Watch Desk, which provides a base service and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and stewardship teams that are functionally aligned to the Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS) framework and principles. Stewardship teams focus on sector-wide governance, coordination and engagement, capability building, strategic planning and continuous improvement. They also support internal SCC business and provide core operational support to the SCC, as needed.
The Control, Coordination and Governance team supports the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) and the State Response Controller (SRC) in exercising their operational and statutory roles, functions, and accountabilities by providing administrative and executive support. The team also supports the SRC in determining readiness requirements and to ensure that State Emergency Arrangements are effectively implemented across the state for Class 1 and 2 emergency readiness and response. The team also manages and supports relevant multi-agency governance arrangements on behalf of the EMC and SRC.
The team also provides stewardship of the state arrangements for the Control function, including through SRC and Regional Controller (RC) development and coordination and managing the triggers for SCC activation
About the Role
The Executive Control Coordinator provides executive and secretariat support to the State Response Controller (SRC), Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) and the Watch Desk Lead within the State Control Centre. The role is responsible for preparing briefs, reports and responses to correspondence and supports record keeping governance and management.
The role works on a 7-day roster. The incumbent will be required to work day and afternoon shifts, across a 7-day roster, including on weekends and public holidays.
You will be required to undertake emergency management roles in the SCC and other locations as required, and commensurate with relevant training and endorsements. This may require work outside your rostered hours.
As an interim arrangement, which will be in place for the life of the current VPS Enterprise Agreement, SCC employees who work 7-day rosters will receive an extra week of annual leave if they work at least 10 Sundays throughout the year. They will also receive the shift worker substitute leave entitlement for public holidays in accordance with clause 43.4 of the VPS EA.
Some of your duties will include:
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Provide high-level customer service, including the management and delivery of executive support to the SRC, EMC and Watch Desk Lead.
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Support coordination of executive and secretariat processes by monitoring workflows, tracking actions, and ensuring timely follow-up of decisions and requests.
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In consultation with the Watch Desk Lead, communicate the appropriate activation level of the SCC, timing of meetings, briefings and products.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
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Demonstrated knowledge of Victoria's (or like jurisdiction) emergency management arrangements is desirable.
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Previous experience in the operations of government is desirable
Qualifications/requirements
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Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field would be desirable.
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
