Emergency Management Coordinator

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Work type:full time
Location:Sydney, NSW
Categories:Estate / Facilities Management, Risk & Safety

• Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration: Level 7 $106,351 – $115,103 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: Kensington

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:      

 The Security & Traffic Management function of the EM has three core objectives:

• To provide a safe and secure campus environment to enable our campus community to achieve its objectives;
• To protect the people, property and assets from harm, damage and loss by managing risks and developing effective plans and procedures;
• To provide professional advice and guidance to our campus community on security and emergency management matters.

The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for supporting the emergency management arrangements across all UNSW sites. The position will support the Emergency Manager in driving a culture of safety and providing day to day operational support. This will include responding to emergencies on campus, providing advice and support to emergency control organisations (ECO) and security teams on emergency management, developing and facilitating regular training exercises and drills, actively recruiting ECO members, ensuring plans and procedures are reviewed and updated promptly and communicated, undertaking regular stakeholder engagement and developing awareness programs. This position ensures that all decisions are made in accordance with the relevant rules, legislation, strategy, policies and procedures of the University, which may change or be adjusted from time to time.

The Emergency Management Coordinator reports to the Emergency Manager and has no direct reports.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement ongoing awareness campaigns and modules to support the campus community in understanding their role in emergency management to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Establish and develop strong stakeholder relationships with emergency control organisations and the Security team through regular meetings, conducting evacuation and other scenario-based exercises, and providing advice and support.
• Support the Emergency Manager in coordinating response to emergency incidents and maintaining critical incident and emergency plans and procedures.
• Support the Emergency Manager in facilitating exercises with the critical incident response team.
• Develop and implement recruitment campaigns to encourage staff to become members of their local ECO and maintain accurate records of ECO for effective communication during incidents.
• Further responsibilities can be found in the position description.

Who You Are:

• Minimum PUAFER001-008 certificate and demonstrated experience in responding to emergency incidents and implementing and maintaining emergency management arrangements.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering fire safety training content.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislative requirements, including Australian Standards and NSW State Emergency Management Arrangements.
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop and deliver emergency management training with direction from senior management.
• High level organisational and time management skills with demonstrated ability to deal with multiple tasks and projects, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the proven ability to provide high level briefings and reports to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

Further details can be found in a copy of the Position Description linked below or via JOBS@UNSW.

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.

Contact: Amy Denney: Talent Acquisition Coordinator e: [email protected]
Please note applications sent directly to the contacts above cannot be accepted.

Applications close: 11.55pm, 6th December 2023

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Advertised:23 Nov 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:06 Dec 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time