Disaster Public Information & Warnings Officer

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Police Service Brisbane - North is seeking a Program Officer to support public information and warnings during disaster events. You will contribute to developing information functions, prepare briefs and reports, and build relationships with disaster management stakeholders.

The role may require on-call duties, after-hours work, and deployment to other parts of the State; applications remain current for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, experience, or qualifications in public information and warnings will be highly regarded.
• Experience in disaster management will be highly regarded.
• Capacity to participate in an out-of-hours on-call roster and support operational duties during emergency and disaster operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the ongoing development of the public information and warnings function to support disaster events.
• Create and issue warnings and other critical public information during disaster operations and provide support and guidance to local and district levels to ensure a consistent approach to deliver public information and warnings.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of policy and procedures, systems and processes, and communication strategies in the delivery of public information and warnings.
• Prepare briefs, reports, correspondence, and submissions relating to public information and warnings in accordance with requirements.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external disaster management stakeholders to support the public information and warnings function.
• Promote and support a teamwork approach to the achievement of outcomes, and ensure the effective delivery of services in an efficient and timely manner.

Job description

Queensland Police Service Brisbane - North is seeking a Program Officer to support public information and warnings during disaster events. You will contribute to developing information functions, prepare briefs and reports, and build relationships with disaster management stakeholders.

The role may require on-call duties, after-hours work, and deployment to other parts of the State; applications remain current for 12 months.