• An exciting opportunity to work in the Emergency Management Victoria, State Control Centre, as Manager, Lessons and Improvement
• Full time, Fixed term until 2 April, 2026
• Attractive VPS 6 salary between $ 138,631 - $185,518 + superannuation

What does the business unit do?

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) leads emergency management in Victoria by working with government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies. EMV is a statutory entity and is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Operations

The purpose of the Operations directorate is to lead the emergency operational coordination and state operations in Victoria by working with communities, government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

What will the role do?

• Manage the development and implementation of lessons management.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the State Lessons and Evaluation Unit at the State Control Centre.
• Provide strategic advice to senior decision makers and emergency management agencies on lessons management and continuous improvement.

Please refer to the position description for more detailed accountabilities

What skills and knowledge should the Manager, Lessons and Improvement have?

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• An understanding of the operations of Victoria's emergency services.
• Knowledge of Victoria's emergency management arrangements.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing a lessons management and/or learning and improvement framework.
• Role models ethical leadership through decision making and interactions with people; creates an organisational culture that enables others to perform at their best and achieve outcomes for the organisation
• An appropriate tertiary qualification is desirable.

If you have any queries, please contact Matt Potter, Assistant Commissioner State Operations [email protected]

If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday 29 June 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

How to apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.