- Utilise your prior logistics experience to support the State Control Centre at Emergency Management Victoria.
- Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
- VPS grade 4: $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Officer, Logisticsto provide a critical role at 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 Logistics and Facilities team maintains stewardship of the Logistics and Finance functions for state, region and incident tiers and manages SCC logistics, assets and facilities, and finances.
About the Role
Some of your duties will include:
- Coordinate the physical deployment of resources (as required), sourcing items of supply and consumables to incidents by various transport modes.
- Support stewardship of the operational logistics function ensuring that all the requirements of the EMC are met in a timely, professional, and efficient manner
- Support the Manager, Logistics and Facilities in providing oversight of procurement processes and the financial requirements associated with emergency management activities.
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:
- Knowledge of state-wide arrangements and procedures for the logistical movement of resources, facilities, material, and services is highly desirable.
- Prior experience in logistics.
- Application of logistics in a major emergency context would be advantageous.
- Adept in procurement processes and public financial management.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and proficient in relevant financial management systems (e.g. Oracle) and other relevant government and emergency management systems.
Qualifications/requirements
- 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.
