Operations Manager

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Operations Manager within the Security and Intelligence Division in Melbourne to lead emergency management efforts.

You will coordinate the Emergency Management Unit's day-to-day operations, provide authoritative advice on preparedness and risk across custodial, community and youth justice settings, and manage a team of Emergency Management Coordinators.

Qualifications

• No mandatory qualifications; relevant discipline desirable.
• Experience coordinating emergency management activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the day-to-day functions of the Emergency Management Unit.
• Provide authoritative advice on emergency management arrangements, preparedness requirements and operational risks across custodial, community, post-sentence, residential and Youth Justice settings.
• Manage a team of Emergency Management Coordinators in the execution and evaluation of emergency exercises and business continuity requirements and to deliver emergency management related training.

Skills

Emergency management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Operational coordination

Education

Relevant discipline

Job description

• Utilise your understanding of emergency management principles and ability to coordinate operational activities.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Operations Manager to provide a critical role within the Security and Intelligence Division.

About the Business Unit

The Security and Intelligence Division sits within Corrections Victoria in the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

The Security and Intelligence Division is responsible for the delivery of several integral services including Security Risk Management, Electronic Monitoring, Emergency Response and Management, as well as gathering and processing Intelligence information. The division is divided into five business units, Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit, Security Standards Unit, Electronic Monitoring, Security & Emergency Services Group and the Emergency Management Unit.

The Emergency Management Unit is pivotal to the provision of advice and support regarding Corrections Victoria's Emergency Management Model and future direction across the correctional and youth justice systems.

About the Role

The role, and the unit more broadly, is required to engage effectively with stakeholders across the correctional system and the broader Department of Justice and Community Safety sector, including Emergency Management Victoria and external emergency service agencies.

Some of your duties will include:

• Coordinate and support the day-to-day functions of the Emergency Management Unit.
• Provide authoritative advice on emergency management arrangements, preparedness requirements and operational risks across custodial, community, post-sentence, residential and Youth Justice settings.
• Manage a team of Emergency Management Coordinators in the execution and evaluation of emergency exercises and business continuity requirements and to deliver emergency management related training.

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:

• Sound understanding of emergency management principles, including Victorian emergency management arrangements.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate operational activities, manage competing priorities and support service delivery across multiple sites.

Qualifications/requirements

• There are no mandatory qualifications for this role, however, qualifications in a relevant discipline would be desirable.

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.