This position supports the Disaster Management Unit in delivering well-planned, high-quality projects across all four pillars of disaster management—prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The role involves coordinating, developing, and administering disaster-related projects, including preparing documentation for delivery by other departments (such as capital works), tracking timelines, monitoring budgets, and undertaking research. It also requires effective stakeholder engagement, facilitating collaboration across internal teams, external agencies, local organisations, community groups, and funding bodies to ensure projects are delivered in line with funding agreements and community expectations. Working within a community development framework, the successful candidate will build and strengthen partnerships between Council, emergency services, and local stakeholders, supporting recovery and resilience initiatives that are community-led and contribute to disaster risk reduction across the Douglas Shire.
Primary Objectives:
* Support the Disaster Management Unit in delivering well-planned, high-quality projects across the four pillars of disaster management – prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
* Assist with the coordination, development, and administration of disaster-related projects, including preparing documentation for delivery by other departments, such as capital works, tracking timelines, monitoring of budgets and research.
* Coordinate stakeholder communications, collaboration between internal departments, external agencies, local organisations, community, and funding bodies to ensure project objectives are met and delivered in line with funding agreements and community expectations.
* The successful incumbent will work within a community development framework, building and strengthening collaborative partnerships between Council, emergency services and local stakeholders through recovery and resilience efforts ensuring initiatives are community-led contribute to disaster risk reduction within the Douglas Shire.
Department: Corporate and Communities
Applications close: 5pm Friday 17 April 2026
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