Senior Advisor, Emergency Support Policy and Training

Full-time position

Based in Adelaide CBD with flexibility and WFH options

Supportive, fun, and caring culture

Join LGA South Australia’s Emergency Support Team to support councils in their emergency support roles, coordinate local government response during emergencies and advocate for local government in the SA emergency management sector.

Role opportunity

In this exciting opportunity, you’ll be responsible for providing local government input into state emergency management policy and arrangements. You’ll also develop local government emergency management policy, create content for council emergency support training and assist with coordinating council support to emergency services during emergencies.

In this role you will:

Provide advice and input into state emergency committees, working groups, plans and policy

Develop tools, resources, policies, plans and templates to assist councils to prepare for and respond to emergencies

Develop and deliver local government emergency support training and online webinars

Participate in the State Duty Officer on-call roster and activations of the State Emergency Centre and other operational support activities as required.

About you

You’ll bring a passion for emergency management, great communication and collaboration skills, and be a confident and self-motivated individual. Your natural teamwork skills and ability to work under pressure and in fast-past, high-pressure environments will also be highly valued. You will have the ability to analyse and develop policy and target communications and training to relevant audiences.

You’ll also bring a strong member-focused perspective, along with expert skills to help drive innovation.

You will need:

A background in emergency management

Excellent written communication skills for developing policies, plans and training content

Excellent verbal communication skills to effectively represent and advocate for local government

Ability to work in a team environment in day-to-day activities as well as high-pressure and fast-paced operational environments

Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products

A background in local government would be beneficial.

What we do

We’re here to help local government build stronger communities.

Since 1896, our work has backed local decision-making and today supports councils across South Australia.

We do this in many ways. For one, we lead advocacy and discussions with state and federal decision-makers and key stakeholders. We make sure the issues affecting our communities are heard, loud and clear.

We also help local government be at the top of their game. We provide training and networking opportunities, secure funding for projects, and work hard to reduce risk and save members money.

And community is at the heart of everything we do. Because we know if our local governments are thriving, then our communities are, too.

Benefits

At LGA it’s our people that make our work shine. Our close-knit team cares and collaborates to offer the very best for members. By joining our team you’ll get:

Flexible, hybrid work environment

Supportive and positive team culture

Modern office in the east end of the Adelaide CBD

Training & development opportunities

Health and wellbeing programs.

How to apply

To work with a dedicated team where you’ll be able to influence local government matters across the state visit lga.sa.gov.au/employment.

Applications must be submitted by 23 July 2025.