Coordinator Exercise Capability, Clerk Grade 7/8
- Work in a leading emergency service agency, supporting NSW SES members and NSW communities
- Utilise your exercise design and project/event management skills and experience to deliver innovative and outcome-focused benefits to NSW SES members and agency partners
- Join a high-performing and motivated team that supports growth and development with flexible working arrangements
- Full-time ongoing opportunity – any Zone or State Headquarters - Sydney (Rhodes), Wollongong, Metford, Goonellabah, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo or Goulburn
- Attractive salary package of up to $129,492 + 15% field allowance, leave loading and superannuation.
About the opportunity
As Coordinator, Exercise Capability your primary role will be to support the design, development, delivery and evaluation of operational exercises at all levels of the organisation, with a particular focus on Incident Management exercises. You will be responsible for maintaining stakeholder engagement, monitoring expenditure and outcome analysis.
In addition, as part of the broader Exercise Capability Team, you will lead or provide event management support to large scale, state-level exercise activities.
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 serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.
With over 11,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Proven experience in project/event management, ideally in an emergency service or functional area exercise management context, and/or training program development and delivery
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills, with an effective and structured approach to planning
- Proven experience developing, monitoring, and managing a complex budget
- Experience in an emergency service and/or volunteer-based organisation (volunteer and/or staff) would be favourable
- Hold formal qualifications in exercise design and management (or equivalent / higher) or are willing to obtain within 12 months (provided by NSW SES)
- Willingness to support NSW SES operational activities within an Incident Management Team (IMT) if/as required
What we can offer you
- Employment with attractive leave entitlements including parental leave, recreation and flex leave and other leave entitlements
- Flexible work options working within operational requirements
- Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services
- Operational and leadership training and development opportunities and other training avenues to build and maintain skills and experience
- Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine
- Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies, committees and other Government and community organisations.
How to apply
Your application should include as separate attachments:
- A cover letter (maximum of two pages) 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
- Describe a time when you led or had leadership responsibilities in the development and management of a large-scale exercise, project or event. How did you plan effectively to ensure a successful outcome? Explain your key considerations and process. Were the outcomes in line with objectives? What learnings and improvements did you draw from the experience?
- Describe a time when, during the planning phase of an exercise, project, or event, you were required to engage with multiple stakeholders, each with their own differing priorities and points of view. Describe key challenges you faced and how you dealt with them to ensure a successful outcome.
Got a Question?
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Jake McDonald on
[email protected] or telephone 0457 117 544.
The role description is available here.
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Applications close: Sunday, 12 July 2026 at 11.55 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.
