Senior Adviser, Field Operations
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is seeking a Senior Adviser, Field Operations to provide a critical role at Emergency Management.
About the Business Unit
Within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, EMV is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria. EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, 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, Emergency Management Victoria and includes oversight of statutory entities and offices and the department's emergency management accountabilities.
About the Role
The Senior Adviser Field Operations is responsible for supporting the safe and efficient operational delivery of the Clean-up program and ensuring delivery aligns to community outcomes. They are responsible for delivering the program within the identified guidelines, facilitating relationships with contractors and relevant government organisations, overseeing contractor operational delivery and sharing information to support program delivery. This is a key operational role that will build genuine partnerships and collaborate across all levels of government, businesses and not-for-profit organisations to support community-led recovery from Natural disasters, ensuring the needs of affected individuals, communities and regions are met.
Key Responsibilities
* Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders
* Fixed term (12 months) Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
* VPS Grade 5 : $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation
* Support the Senior Manager, Field Operations to ensure recovery programs and initiatives are delivered to highest standards of occupational health and safety, value for money and overall performance in meeting the needs of disaster affected communities.
* Contribute to the successful delivery of highly complex operational programs and communicate risks and issues to a range of audiences, including senior executives
Qualifications
* Experience in project or program management or management in an operational context.
* Ability to identify and implement operational process improvements across the project lifecycle.
* Experience in managing contracts or contractors in a government context, understanding and applying government policy to project delivery and managing risks and issues.
* Delivery of major programs or projects for government organisations
* Experience in disaster recovery is desirable.
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.
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