Senior Strategic Adviser to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management

• Provide high-level authoritative advice to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management
• Full-Time, Fixed term opportunity (19 May 2025 to 30 June 2026) to work with a high-performing and passionate team
• Parental leave backfill

About the Business Unit

DJCS Emergency Management

Emergency Management, within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (the Department) works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The group is led by the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management. Emergency Management includes the department's emergency management accountabilities and statutory entities and offices.

Office of the Deputy Secretary

The Office of the Deputy Secretary provides executive support to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management, including high-level advice, secretarial and administrative support to ensure the effective day-to-day running of the Emergency Management. The team provides high-level authoritative strategic advice to the Deputy Secretary on complex and sensitive matters.

About the Role
The Senior Strategic Adviser to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management provide a high-level authoritative advice to the Deputy Secretary, fosters a network of strong relationships with stakeholders, contributes to the strategic planning process for the Deputy Secretary's Office and must keep abreast of current issues and risks that impact the portfolio and be able to respond and advise in a useful manner.

Duties will include:

• Provide comprehensive and authoritative advice to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management on complex and sensitive matters, planning, risk, reporting, assurance, performance reporting, compliance, project oversight, recruitment and information management.
• Develop high-quality presentations at short notice and undertake projects as required in respect to complex, sensitive and confidential issues, including making recommendations and helping identify solutions to issues and problems.
• Project manage and support the implementation of the group's transformation projects.

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:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Victoria's emergency management arrangements.
• An understanding of the structure and responsibilities of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and, more broadly, the Victorian Government.
• Experience in monitoring performance of service systems and developing performance measures and use of performance data.
• Experience working at a senior level supporting ministerial and departmental executive functions and Parliamentary and departmental processes

Initial enquiries and requests for further information may be directed in confidence to Alycia Hewer, Senior Strategic Adviser to the Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management on 0427 929 762 or [email protected].

Please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining your expertise against the role key accountabilities and interest in the role. Applications close 11:59pm 26 March 2025.

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