Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $124,884
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Emergency management
Location: Various
Reference: VG/SDMANG1917760
ROLE SUMMARY:
Regional Service Delivery Manager – Emergency Management Planning and Community Preparedness is a key leadership role within the Operations Directorate, responsible for coordinating and managing both regional emergency management planning efforts and comprehensive community engagement activities across VICSES.
This role, reporting to the Assistant Chief Officer – Unit Support, Emergency Management and Community Engagement (ACO – US), travels across emergency management regions to engage and work alongside Operations Manager Unit Support Teams (OM USTs), Operations Officers Emergency Management (OOEM), Community Resilience Coordinators (CRC's), the Emergency Management Planning Team (EMP), and various project managers to ensure robust and effective coordination of emergency management planning, exercising, readiness, and community resilience building.
This role holds primary responsibility for coordinating and managing collective efforts in Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) attendance, Community Emergency Risk Assessment (CERA) facilitation, and Municipal Emergency Management Hazard plan development, intelligence, consultation, and publication. It also supports and coordinates local and regional hazard plan exercising, oversees Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy deliverables and reporting within the region, and supports and coordinates Regional Emergency Management Plan (REMP) hazard plan development, intelligence, consultation, and publication.
WHO WE ARE:
Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based emergency service. Our highly skilled and equipped Volunteers are trained comprehensively in a wide range of emergency environments. To minimise the impact of emergencies when they occur and strengthen the community's capacity to recover swiftly and safely, VICSES focuses on working with communities and partners in building resilience to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities. We support them to understand their risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.
As the largest road rescue network in Australia we have specialist teams that provide a 24/7 response to road accident and trauma incidents. We assist Victoria Police in search and rescue operations, and play an important role in supporting the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Parks Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) during major bushfire and emergency incidents.
TO APPLY:
Please view the Position Description and submit an application via CAREERS.VIC
Applications should include a cover letter detailing your relevant skills and experience, along with a current resume or CV.
For further information about the role, please contact Cameron Rothnie on 0456 811 628.
Applications close Monday, 4 May 2026.
VICSES is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to being a child safe organisation and are taking a leadership role in gender equality in the emergency management sector. For more information on our values, benefits of working with us, and guides on the application and recruitment process, please click here - ses.vic.gov.au/join-us/careers