Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Emergency management
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/1954244OCT2026
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking two Senior Officers, State Control Centre Operations and Watch Desk to provide a critical role at the Readiness, Response and State Operations Branch.
About the Business Unit
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV), within the Department of Justice and Community Safety, is responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency management system in Victoria.
EMV drives the integration of policy, strategy, operational coordination, sector specific technology, and planning across Victoria's emergency management sector, contributing to safer, more resilient communities.
EMV works closely with government and agencies across the emergency management portfolio. The organisation is led by the Deputy Secretary & Chief Executive, and Emergency Management Commissioner, and includes oversight of statutory entities and offices and the department's emergency management accountabilities.
The Watch Desk is a multi-skilled and multi-disciplinary team, operating 24/7, 365 days a year to provide a base service offer for the State Control Centre (SCC) and coordinated delivery of SCC functions. It will maintain a state of readiness to support response to relevant emergencies or no-notice events. It is responsible for situational monitoring and reporting, issuing incident notifications and warnings, and managing centre operations. The Watch Desk also provides support to stewardship teams and other areas of EMV during periods of low operational activity.
About the Role
This is a designated shift work role and you will be required to perform duties on a 24/7 rotational roster, including days, nights, weekends and public holidays. You will be remunerated in line with these shift work requirements.
This role requires you to work on-site at the State Control Centre at all times.
Some of your duties will include:
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:
Qualifications/requirements
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 reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
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.