Emergency Management Advisor

Permanent full time + monthly ADO | $44.03 per hour

As our Emergency Management Advisor, you'll lead the development and implementation of emergency preparedness, response and recovery strategies across the organisation. You'll collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to ensure compliance, readiness and continuous improvement in emergency protocols.

This role is ideal for a proactive emergency management professional who combines strong technical knowledge with excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a passion for building organisational capability. Experience within healthcare or other complex operational environments will be highly regarded.

Join a dynamic team dedicated to building resilience and safeguarding communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide training and mentorship to key stakeholders to ensure all campuses are practiced in each aspect of the emergency plan
• Ensure emergency plans and programs are mapped to applicable standards and legislative duties.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence (training records, exercise reports, corrective action registers).
• Coordinate internal and external audits, inspections and regulatory interactions relating to emergency management

What you'll bring

• Demonstrated experience coordinating and implementing emergency management programs within complex organisations.
• Proven ability to develop, deliver and evaluate emergency management training, exercises and preparedness initiatives.
• Sound understanding of emergency management legislation, regulatory requirements and relevant Australian Standards, with the ability to apply these in a practical workplace setting.
• Strong record-keeping and documentation skills, with a commitment to maintaining accurate, compliant and auditable records.

Qualifications are desirable

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Culture & Benefits

• At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs
• Interested?
• Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Nathan Yates, Health & Safety Manager on 0428 941 374 for a confidential discussion
• We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
• If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.