Team Leader, Emergency Management Planning - fixed term

Department of Health Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Health Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Team Leader, Emergency Management Planning to lead a team responsible for developing and implementing doctrine and plans across Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery within the Emergency Management framework.

The role works with the Emergency Management branch to ensure doctrine aligns with the State Emergency Management Plan and Health Emergencies Sub-Plan, meeting legislative obligations while coordinating across the department.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in emergency management or related fields, such as health administration or business management would be desirable.
• AIIMS training and certification.
• A full driver's licence is required due to the need to respond to emergencies across the State at short notice and outside business hours as required.
• Has the equivalent ofthree years' or more applicable experience in emergency management, across prevention, preparedness,responseand recovery, and has successfully fulfilled a leadership response role for complex, high impact, high consequence emergency events.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team to deliver the development and implementation of the department's doctrine and plans across Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery framework of Emergency Management.
• Facilitate alignment of incident and emergency management doctrine with the State Emergency Management Plan: Health Emergencies Sub-Plan and relevant legislation.
• Collaborate across the Emergency Management branch and the department to ensure governance and statutory obligations are met.

Skills

Leadership

Emergency management

AIIMS training

Job description

Team Leader, Emergency Management Planning - fixed term

Department of Health Victoria – Melbourne VIC

The Team Leader, Emergency Management Planning leads and supports a team to deliver the development and implementation of the department's doctrine and plans across Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery framework of Emergency Management and facilitating the achievement of the department's legislative obligations and responsibilities for emergency management. The role will work across the Emergency Management branch and the department to ensure incident and emergency management doctrine aligns with the State Emergency Management Plan: Health Emergencies Sub-Plan and relevant legislation.

About us:

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world‑class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

About you:

• A tertiary qualification in emergency management or related fields, such as health administration or business management would be desirable.
• Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) training and certification.
• A full driver's licence is required due to the need to respond to emergencies across the State at short notice and outside business hours asrequired.
• Has the equivalent ofthree years' or more applicable experience in emergency management, across prevention, preparedness,responseand recovery, and has successfully fulfilled a leadership response role for complex, high impact, high consequence emergency events.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enablingVictorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
• A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service.
• A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

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