Senior Officer Disaster Management

• A varied and challenging role providing high level support and advice in the area of Disaster Management
• Competitive annual salary commencing at $103,515 plus superannuation
• Relocation assistance available for the successful candidate
• Great range of additional benefits, including health and wellness programs, salary sacrifice options, salary packaging arrangements and a fortnightly RDO

Gympie is at the heart of a rapidly expanding region which stretches from rural valleys in the west to the Cooloola Coast, gateway to spectacular Fraser Island. Enjoy the rural delights of the picturesque Mary Valley, the history of Gympie and the broad western area, home to country festivals and a strong agricultural base. For someone seeking a high quality of life, the region offers a unique opportunity.  You could be part of a forward thinking local government organisation with a commitment to continuously improving the services it provides to its 50,000 residents, in one of the most diverse locations in Queensland.

Senior Officer Disaster Management

Remuneration: Annual salary commencing from $103,515 plus superannuation

Closing Date: Sunday 16 April 2023 at 11.00pm AEST

No late applications will be accepted.  Only applications received via Council's online application system will be considered. Unsolicited applications from agencies will not be considered. 

Role Overview

Ensure that Council meets its Emergency Management obligations by developing and maintaining necessary systems and relationships and providing timely and accurate advice.

What we are looking for

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and highly motivated Disaster Management advisor to join Gympie Regional Council.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, facilitate and undertake community engagement initiatives as required including but not limited to developing community plans, preparing disaster management displays, promotional activities, representation at public forums and online initiatives.
• Community profiling - identifying risks and vulnerabilities, improving our community engagement.
• Being out and about in the Gympie Local Government Area to help to increase awareness of disaster readiness and preparedness, resilience and recovery, by working with various cultural leaders, community and interest groups.
• Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and experience in disaster planning, response, recovery and resilience that contributes towards a safer community.
• Provide quality and timely confidential advice and disaster management support to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chief Executive Officer and Manager Governance, Integrity and Risk who all have delegated roles under the Disaster Management Act 2003.
• A sound working knowledge of all Council directorates. Sets outcomes and develops work methods across directorates including input into procedures and policies relating to disaster management.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholder agencies including the Queensland Police Service, State Emergency Services (SES) and manage joint arrangements in liaison with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.
• Maintenance of planning documentation and development of networks to ensure that timely information is available for predictive modelling and undertaking of disaster management exercises.

To be successful in this role, applicants should have:

• Exceptional communication skills with an ability to write complex reports, action plans and strategies. This includes an understanding and demonstrated ability in crisis communications.
• In the event of a disaster, lead and manage incident management teams in high pressure situations including making quality decisions while working under operational conditions.
• Adopts a principled approach and adheres to the Code of Conduct. Acts professionally at all times and operates within the boundaries of organisational processes and legal and public policy contraints. Operates as an effective representative of the work area in internal forums.
• Ability to effectively contribute to the team, take initiative and exercise professional judgement to ensure the achievement of team goals. At times maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Position Description

For a full position description containing essential and desirable criteria, please click here.

Who to Contact

For information regarding the requirements of this role, please contact Lorelle Hatch, Manager Governance, Integrity and Risk on 5481 0985 or email lorelle.hatch@gympie.qld.gov.au

For assistance lodging your application using Council's online system, please contact Rowena Chapman, Senior Officer Human Resources on 5481 0687 or email rowena.chapman@gympie.qld.gov.au

What we offer?

• Nine day fortnight/ten day fortnight/flexible work hours
• Access to employee health and well-being programs
• Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate
• Access to professional development and employee education assistance
• Long service leave after seven years
• Generous superannuation scheme 13 per cent
• Access to salary sacrificing
• Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

Our Values

• Accountability
• Communication
• Customer Service Focused
• Integrity
• Teamwork and Collaboration

For a full explanation of our values please click here. You will be assessed on your understanding of these values and how you have applied values such as these in your previous employment.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake various checks such as skills, qualifications, reference, medical and national police.

How to apply

Keen to apply? Simply follow the instructions below:

1) Download and review the position description above
2) Complete the information below, as requested (please use an individualised email address as using another person's may effect your application, if you do not have one please follow this link to create a Gmail account)
3) Click 'APPLY'
4) Attach your resume, covering letter and a single document containing copies of your qualifications, licences or tickets as applicable.
5) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'

Please note before continuing: It is advisable that you prepare your responses in a separate word or text document, saving your work as you go and that you then copy and paste this prepared information in the form before completing the application process. Please keep your responses to a maximum 300 words for each question.