Crisis & Emergency Risk Lead (Hybrid)

Resources; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Credit hours

Parental leave

Fitness Passport

EAP

Home office subsidy

Learning and development

Job summary

Energy Safe Victoria is seeking a Crisis and Emergency Management Advisor to coordinate crisis management, business continuity and emergency readiness. You will work across the organisation to strengthen resilience and ensure readiness for crises and energy emergencies.

You will lead framework development, training, exercises and post‑incident reviews, building strong relationships with internal teams and external agencies. This role offers flexible hybrid work and a competitive base salary.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in emergency management or related discipline, or substantial equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating emergency management, crisis management, business continuity or related operational readiness activities.
• Sound knowledge of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery, business impact analysis, exercising, debriefing and lessons management.
• Ability to coordinate plans, procedures, schedules, training and exercises across multiple stakeholders in a complex organisation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills across technical, operational, corporate and executive groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day development and improvement of crisis management, business continuity and emergency management frameworks, plans and procedures.
• Provide specialist advice aligning with risk management framework and enterprise priorities.
• Lead business impact analysis to identify critical activities and recovery priorities.
• Lead testing and assurance through training, briefings and exercises.
• Prepare exercise materials, run sheets and post-exercise reports for improvement.
• Support activation readiness with up-to-date contact lists and response templates.
• Coordinate crisis and emergency activations and document decisions and actions.
• Lead post-incident debriefs and ensure actions are embedded into updated plans.
• Build relationships with internal teams to support integrated resilience.
• Engage external stakeholders for coordination and information sharing.
• Prepare concise governance papers and correspondence on readiness and assurance.
• Maintain robust records to support transparency and compliance.

Skills

Crisis management

Business continuity

Emergency management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in emergency management

Postgraduate qualifications in emergency management

Job description

Energy Safe Victoria is seeking a Crisis and Emergency Management Advisor to coordinate crisis management, business continuity and emergency readiness. You will work across the organisation to strengthen resilience and ensure readiness for crises and energy emergencies.

You will lead framework development, training, exercises and post‑incident reviews, building strong relationships with internal teams and external agencies. This role offers flexible hybrid work and a competitive base salary.