Manager, Logistics and Facilities

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergency Management Victoria seeks a capable logistics and facilities leader to drive the SCC’s logistics, facilities, procurement and financial services. You will lead, manage and build the Logistics and Facilities team, ensuring current, consistent processes across state, regional and incident tiers and coordinating with EMV Tech and Data for issue resolution.

The role is an ongoing, full‑time VPS grade 6 position based in Victoria with a salary range of AUD 142,790–191,084 plus super.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in emergency management operations at a state level.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of financial management within the emergency management sector.
• Prior experience leading a team with wide-ranging stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Victoria's emergency management arrangements is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and build the capability of the Logistics and Facilities team within the SCC ensuring the delivery of high-quality logistics, facilities, procurement and financial management services.
• Provide stewardship of the Logistics function across state, regional and incident tiers, ensuring systems, documentation and processes are current, consistent and aligned with the Emergency Management Commissioner’s requirements.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of SCC facilities, ICT and audiovisual environments, coordinating inspections, maintenance, upgrades and fault rectification, and working with EMV Tech and Data to manage issue escalation, reporting and resolution.

Skills

Emergency management operations

Financial management

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

Job description

About This Role

• Utilise your facilities management skills and emergency management experience at Emergency Management Victoria.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.

• VPS grade 6: $142,790 - $191,084 plus superannuation.

About The Business Unit

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria.

EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, sector specific technology, 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, and includes oversight of statutory entities and offices and the department's emergency management accountabilities.

EMV has legislative responsibility for managing the State Control Centre (SCC), Victoria's primary control centre for managing emergencies. It comprises a Watch Desk, which provides a base service and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and stewardship teams that are functionally aligned to the Australasian Inter-service Incident Management System (AIIMS) framework and principles. Stewardship teams focus on sector-wide governance, coordination and engagement, capability building, strategic planning and continuous improvement. They also support internal SCC business and provide core operational support to the SCC, as needed.

The Logistics and Facilities team maintains stewardship of the Logistics and Finance functions for state, region and incident tiers and manages SCC logistics, assets and facilities, and finances.

About The Role

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead, manage and build the capability of the Logistics and Facilities team within the SCC ensuring the delivery of high-quality logistics, facilities, procurement and financial management services.
• Provide stewardship of the Logistics function across state, regional and incident tiers, ensuring systems, documentation and processes are current, consistent and aligned with the Emergency Management Commissioner's requirements.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of SCC facilities, ICT and audiovisual environments, coordinating inspections, maintenance, upgrades and fault rectification, and working with subject matter experts and EM Tech and Data to manage issue escalation, reporting and resolution.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in emergency management operations at a state level.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of financial management, ideally within the emergency management sector.
• Prior experience leading a team within an environment consisting of wide-ranging stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Victoria's emergency management arrangements is desirable.

Qualifications/requirements

• Tertiary qualification within a relevant field would be desirable.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

Important Information

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.