Senior Emergency Readiness & Response Lead - Flexible Hours

Wellington City Council; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington City Council seeks a senior emergency-management leader to drive readiness and response capability for the capital. You will lead four specialists, maintain an activation-ready Emergency Operations Centre, and ensure plans, doctrine and exercises are in place.

The role carries the Local Controller appointment and requires coordination with WREMO, NEMA and multiple partners. You will work across resilience, readiness, response and recovery, advising senior leaders and governing bodies,

Qualifications

• 10 or more years’ demonstrated experience and capability in senior emergency-management leadership or a closely related sector.
• experience leading incident responses and Emergency Operations Centre operations;
• experience as a Response Manager, Operations Manager, Local Controller or in an equivalent emergency-leadership role;
• strong knowledge and practical application of CIMS and New Zealand emergency-management arrangements;
• experience in emergency planning, readiness programmes, training and exercises;
• people leadership and organisational capability-building experience;
• strong multi-agency and stakeholder leadership, including work with iwi, Māori organisations and diverse communities;
• experience advising senior leaders and governance bodies;
• programme and financial-management capability; and
• a relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience at a recognised level.

Responsibilities

• lead and develop four specialist staff;
• maintain an activation-ready Emergency Operations Centre, including staffing, rosters, facilities, systems and operational resources;
• develop and assure response plans, doctrine, procedures, training and exercises;
• lead readiness assurance, lessons management and continuous improvement;
• integrate emergency response with business continuity, organisational resilience and recovery;
• advise senior leaders and governance bodies on readiness, response risks and capability;
• manage programmes and budgets; and
• work with WREMO, NEMA, emergency services, lifeline utilities, mana whenua, iwi, Māori organisations, communities, government agencies and Council business units.

Skills

Senior leadership

Emergency leadership

Incident response

Stakeholder leadership

People leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Tools

CIMS knowledge

Job description

Wellington City Council seeks a senior emergency-management leader to drive readiness and response capability for the capital. You will lead four specialists, maintain an activation-ready Emergency Operations Centre, and ensure plans, doctrine and exercises are in place.

The role carries the Local Controller appointment and requires coordination with WREMO, NEMA and multiple partners. You will work across resilience, readiness, response and recovery, advising senior leaders and governing bodies,