Director, Office of Inspector-General for Emergency Management (Deputy Inspector-General)
- Ensures the Office of the IGEM meets all corporate departmental and broader public service responsibilities in accordance with the Public Administration Act 2004 and Victorian Public Service code of conduct and values.
- Provides senior executive support to the IGEM in the delivery of legislative functions.
- Full time STS7 opportunity.
About us
Made up of people passionate about building safer and more resilient communities, the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) is a small organisation that makes a big difference.
We are a specialist emergency management assurance entity within the Department of Justice and Community Safety. Our employees are key to our success and bring new and creative responses to issues and challenges we face in our work and the delivery of quality services to the Victorian community.
IGEM is a child safe employer and is committed to ensuring that policies, practices and assurance activities reflect and consider the protection, wellbeing and empowerment of children and young people.
IGEM offers our people the advantages of a small, supportive and collaborative workplace alongside the resources, systems and development opportunities that come with being part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety.
About the role
The Director, Office of the IGEM is the primary point of executive connectivity between the Inspector-General, as the independent statutory appointee, and executives and senior officers within Ministers' Offices, the Department of Justice and Regulation, other public sector entities and the emergency management sector. The position carries key delegations to enable the acquittal of the Secretary's legislative obligations in supporting and resourcing the IGEM to carry out their legislative responsibilities.
The Director oversees the administration of the Office of the IGEM and the delivery of its evaluation, review and inquiry-based assurance functions. It guides a high performing team to build a strong evidence-based approach in supporting the achievement of IGEM's legislated objective to provide assurance to government and the community in respect of Victoria's emergency management arrangements. The Director ensures the Office of the IGEM meets all corporate departmental and broader public service responsibilities in accordance with the Public Administration Act 2004 and Victorian Public Service code of conduct and values.
The position provides senior executive support to the IGEM in the delivery of legislative functions through strategic direction, leadership, coordination and oversight in the planning and implementation of all business unit corporate responsibilities, and the evaluation, review and inquiry based assurance activities conducted by the Office of the IGEM in accordance with the Emergency Management Act 2013.
This role offers the opportunity to join a contemporary, energetic organisation and work independently as part of a high performing team. IGEM's focus on developing our people and work-life balance offers you the chance to further develop your expertise in analysis, monitoring, reporting and evaluation within a unique setting.
Note that due to the nature of the role you may be exposed to some traumatic content associated with emergency incidents, but in a supported environment with appropriate mental health support processes and training.
The Department has legislated duties to provide and maintain a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and other workplace participants. Consistent with these duties the Department has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires all employees who are, or may be, required to work for the Department outside their ordinary place of residence to be COVID-19 vaccinated within the timeframes specified by the Department and/or any timeframe set by any Chief Health Officer direction. The policy applies to all new and current employees.
Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19. Acceptable evidence includes:
1. COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
2. Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account) or
3. A letter from the GP who vaccinated you.