Projects and Planning Officer

Victoria State Emergency Service; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria State Emergency Service is seeking a Projects and Planning Officer to join the Strategy, Performance and Risk team in Melbourne. This role supports annual planning, PMO operations, portfolio reporting and organisational improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, and contribute to process improvements while ensuring timely information reaches decision-makers. Strong Excel, reporting and analytical skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting projects or working within a PMO environment.
• Ability to build structure, improve processes and solve operational problems.
• Strong Excel, reporting and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Skills

Excel

Reporting

Analytical skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Victoria State Emergency Service – Southbank VIC

• Work for a community based organisation making a real difference

ROLE SUMMARY:

VICSES is looking for an organised, proactive and improvement-focused professional to join our Strategy, Performance and Risk team as a Projects and Planning Officer.This is more than an administration role. You'll be at the centre of our annual planning cycle, Project Management Office (PMO) operations, portfolio reporting and organisational improvement initiatives, helping ensure the right information gets to decision-makers at the right time.You'll thrive in this role if you have experience supporting projects or working within a PMO environment, enjoy working with stakeholders and providing practical, customer-focused support, love building structure, improving processes and solving operational problems.Must be highly organised and can confidently manage multiple priorities and deadlines, have strong Excel, reporting and analytical skills, take pride in producing high-quality work and maintaining exceptional attention to detail. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values curiosity, continuous improvement, innovation and professional growth.

WHO WE ARE:

Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based emergency service. Our highly skilled and equipped Volunteers are trained comprehensively in a wide range of emergency environments. To minimise the impact of emergencies when they occur and strengthen the community's capacity to recover swiftly and safely, VICSES focuses on working with communities and partners in building resilience to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities. We support them to understand their risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.As the largest road rescue network in Australia we have specialist teams that provide a 24/7 response to road accident and trauma incidents. We assist Victoria Police in search and rescue operations, and play an important role in supporting the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Parks Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) during major bushfire and emergency incidents.

VICSES is an equal opportunity employer committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable people, upholding the highest standards of integrity and community trust, and leading gender equality in the emergency management sector. All applicants are required to complete the relevant screening processes prior to appointment. VICSES also supports flexible working arrangements, subject to operational and business requirements. For more information on our values, benefits, and recruitment process, please visit ses.vic.gov.au/join-us/careers