Lead and coordinate regional emergency management planning, readiness, and community engagement efforts across VICSES, working with key partners to strengthen hazard planning, community resilience, and preparedness programs.
* $113,022 to $124,884+ 12% Super
* Fixed Term - Full Time - up to 2 years
* Office Location: Sunshine, Geelong, Ballarat, or BendigoOffice (negotiable)
ROLE SUMMARY
Regional Service Delivery Manager – Emergency Management Planning and Community Preparedness is a key leadership role within the Operations Directorate, responsible for coordinating and managing both regional emergency management planning efforts and comprehensive community engagement activities across VICSES.
This role, reporting to the Assistant Chief Officer – Unit Support, Emergency Management and Community Engagement (ACO – US), travels across emergency management regions to engage and work alongside Operations Manager Unit Support Teams (OM USTs), Operations Officers Emergency Management (OOEM), Community Resilience Coordinators (CRC's), the Emergency Management Planning Team (EMP), and various project managers to ensure robust and effective coordination of emergency management planning, exercising, readiness, and community resilience building.
This role holds primary responsibility for coordinating and managing collective efforts in Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) attendance, Community Emergency Risk Assessment (CERA) facilitation, and Municipal Emergency Management Hazard plan development, intelligence, consultation, and publication. It also supports and coordinates local and regional hazard plan exercising, oversees Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy deliverables and reporting within the region, and supports and coordinates Regional Emergency Management Plan (REMP) hazard plan development, intelligence, consultation, and publication.
WHO WE ARE
Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer‐based emergency service. Our highly skilled and equipped volunteers are trained comprehensively in a wide range of emergency environments. To minimise the impact of emergencies when they occur and strengthen the community's capacity to recover swiftly and safely, VICSES focuses on working with communities and partners in building resilience to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities. We support them to understand their risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.
As the largest road rescue network in Australia we have specialist teams that provide a 24/7 response to road accident and trauma incidents. We assist Victoria Police in search and rescue operations, and play an important role in supporting the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Parks Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) during major bushfire and emergency incidents.
TO APPLY
Please view the Position Description and submit an application via CAREERS.VIC. Applications should include a cover letter detailing your relevant skills and experience, along with a current resume or CV. For further information about the role, please contact Nicholas Cowham on nicholas.cowham@ses.vic.gov.au.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications close Monday, 4 May 2026 at 11.59pm.
EEO STATEMENT
VICSES is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to being a child‐safe organisation and are taking a leadership role in gender equality in the emergency management sector.
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