Emergency Management Coordinator

UNSW International; Sydney; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation contributions

Annual leave loading

Leave loading during Christmas period

Job summary

UNSW is seeking an Emergency Management Coordinator to support campus safety and resilience. The role combines planning with real-world operational response, including incident support, training delivery, and coordination with ECO and Security teams.

The position involves developing campaigns, conducting drills, maintaining critical plans, and engaging with diverse stakeholders to strengthen campus readiness and safety culture.

Qualifications

• PUAFER001-008 certificate and experience in emergency response and managing emergency arrangements.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards and NSW State Emergency Management Arrangements.
• Experience designing, developing and delivering emergency training with guidance from senior management.
• Strong organisational and time management skills across multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with high-level briefings and stakeholder reports.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Understanding of UNSW aims, objectives and values in action, plus safety policy familiarity.
• Health and safety responsibilities knowledge and willingness to training.
• Ability to meet physical demands and carry emergency equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ongoing awareness campaigns and modules aligned with policies.
• Establish strong relationships with emergency organisations and Security through regular meetings and exercises.
• Assist Emergency Manager in coordinating responses and maintaining plans.
• Develop and facilitate regular training exercises with ECO and Security.
• Lead recruitment campaigns to join local ECO and maintain records for incidents.
• Ensure emergency management data in Noggin, Archibus, SafeZone is accurate.
• Annual audits of evacuation diagrams with Chief Wardens and Facilities staff.
• Coordinate post-incident reviews with stakeholders.
• Provide ECO with equipment to enable emergency response.
• Act as Emergency Manager in absence.

Skills

Emergency management experience

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Policy & standards knowledge

Briefings & reports

Health & safety awareness

Physical capability

UNSW aims & values understanding

Security license knowledge

Education

PUAFER001-008 certificate

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

University of New South Wales – Kensington NSW

• Employment Type: Full Time Continuing role
• Remuneration: Level 7: from $118,483 + 17% superannuation + leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW – On-site full time (5 days per week)

About UNSW

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.

Your Team, Your Day, Your Impact

As an Emergency Management Coordinator, no two days are the same. You’ll be part of a small, high-performing team that helps keep one of Australia’s leading universities safe, prepared, and resilient.

Your role will combine planning and preparedness with real-world operational response. On any given day, you might support the response to a campus incident, deliver emergency training, work alongside security and Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) teams, review emergency procedures, or coordinate an exercise that tests and strengthens the university’s readiness.

You’ll have the opportunity to work independently, build strong relationships across the university, and contribute directly to initiatives that make a meaningful difference to the safety of students, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ongoing awareness campaigns and modules to support the campus community in understanding their role in emergency management to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Establish and develop strong stakeholder relationships with emergency control organisations and the Security team through regular meetings, conducting evacuation and other scenario-based exercises, and providing advice and support.
• Support the Emergency Manager in coordinating response to emergency incidents and maintaining critical incident and emergency plans and procedures.
• Develop and facilitate regular training exercises and drills with the ECO and Security team and support the Emergency Manager in facilitating exercises with the critical incident response team.
• Develop and implement recruitment campaigns to encourage staff to become members of their local ECO and maintain accurate records of ECO for effective communication during incidents.
• Ensure information within the emergency management systems is regularly reviewed and accurate, fit for purpose for operational readiness, i.e. Noggin, Archibus, SafeZone.
• Undertake annual audits of building evacuation diagrams with Chief Wardens and Facilities staff to ensure information is accurate, including designated assembly areas.
• Coordinate the post incident review process and collate information from relevant stakeholders.
• Provide ECO teams with the necessary equipment to enable them to undertake their role of emergency response.
• Act in role of Emergency Manager in their absence.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum PUAFER001-008 certificate and demonstrated experience in responding to emergency incidents and implementing and maintaining emergency management arrangements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislative requirements, including Australian Standards and NSW State Emergency Management Arrangements.
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop and deliver emergency management training with direction from senior management.
• High level organisational and time management skills with demonstrated ability to deal with multiple tasks and projects, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the proven ability to provide high level briefings and reports to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
• Ability to meet physical demands of the position, including carrying emergency response equipment across campus.
• NSW Security license class 1A (preferred).

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a physical and medical assessment prior to joining UNSW.

UNSW Master Security License Number: 404776913

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW

Benefits and Culture

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.