Job Title: Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner to provide strategic operational leadership in emergency management readiness, response, and state operations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage the direction and delivery of the work program for the Readiness, Response, and State Operations Branch, including business planning, resource allocation, and effective delivery and reporting.
* Develop and implement sector-wide operational readiness, response, and state operation programs, including support to state control and coordination, 24/7 operations of the State Control Centre, and stewardship of operationalising key functions and associated systems from state to incident level.
* Lead workplace culture and practices that deliver on government priorities and EMV's strategic directions, scoping work priorities and programs, delivering those priorities, and building a high-performing workforce that is service-oriented, collaborative, innovative, professional, and engaged and safety and wellbeing focused.
The ideal candidate will have sound judgement and awareness of the political context, with a proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment. They will have experience in managing emergency incidents at a senior management level within an emergency sector agency or state/national level emergency management control environment, as well as extensive experience and/or qualification in emergency management and business management.