Principal Program Officer - Ses Strategy

About us

As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.

QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.

Purpose of the role

SES Strategy and Planning Branch delivers on SES organisational priorities and objectives, providing strategic management of SES future and developing capabilities and functions. This is achieved through the provision of strategic planning support to SES Regions and volunteers, delivering on the QFES Commissioner's responsibilities as described in the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990, Division 2, section 131 (a), (b), (c) (ii).

Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will be responsible for supporting a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement the SES Planning Framework and operational planning policy and procedures for the service. You will also be required to provide high level advice on issues of strategic planning relating to severe weather and disaster management activities. You may be required to represent the service at state and interstate forums and committees to support program initiatives.

Key requirements

Highly desirable requirements

• Knowledge and experience of the national Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS) framework.

Knowledge and experience in developing and implementing high level operational planning products, services, policies and procedures, relating to disasters and emergencies.

Special requirements

Your key accountabilities

Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to :

Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role :

Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)

Vision

Results

Accountability

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