Zone Duty Operations Manager – Illawarra

Passionate. Professional. Local.

Marine Rescue NSW (MRNSW) is an essential emergency service. It protects the NSW community by providing marine search and rescue response, monitoring, responding to maritime radio communications and delivering safety education programs. We are proud to ensure that Australians who spend time on the water stay safe.

We are equipped with a world-class fleet and embedded in local communities throughout the NSW coast and priority inland waterways. Backed by state-of-the-art technology and training, we are an industry leader in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our people are our greatest strength! At the heart of our organisation is more than 3,000 active volunteer members, organised into 45 geographic units. We work with other emergency services, particularly the NSW Police Force, and promote boating and water safety through community events, education, and engagement activities.

About your next opportunity

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Zone Duty Operations Manager to take on this key emergency leadership role, working out of the Illawarra region.

This role will see you deliver an essential public safety emergency service by managing on-water operations and all aspects of operational preparedness for the Zone.

No two days are the same in this role. However, your day will typically involve (but will not be limited to):

• Supporting & directing on-water safety incidents, including radio and vessel incident response, coordination with emergency services authorities, and public communication directly associated with an incident;
• Responding to emergency Search and Rescue (SAR) events, including activities led by or directly supporting emergency services to exercise their SAR responsibilities; and
• Ensuring communication with our leadership team, members, stakeholders and the public regarding incident response and other operations.

You will also have the exciting opportunity to help us set up a HQ in the Southern Region of New South Wales.

What you need to bring to the team

Our next superstar will possess a tertiary qualification in emergency management or at least three years of proven experience in emergency services, emergency management and/or incident response.

You will need to have a fundamental understanding of operational leadership with proven experience managing teams operating in complex environments. Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills will also be critical to this role, ensuring you can effectively represent the organisation to key stakeholders.

Moreover, you will have the skills needed to engage and motivate people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and values.

Please note: You will be required to be on-call, work some weekends and work around major metropolitan aquatic events (e.g. New Year’s Eve, Sydney to Hobart and Australia Day).

Benefits on offer

Marine Rescue NSW is made up of personnel motivated to give their time, energy and service to their communities. As a high-profile position within a valuable state rescue service, you will have a significant opportunity to help promote and grow the organisation throughout NSW. Most importantly, you will become a key driver of our mission, ensuring that Australians who spend time on the water stay safe.

You will receive a salary in line with the importance of this role and access to relevant not-for-profit salary sacrificing options and additional benefits including super, a laptop, a mobile phone and a work vehicle.

If this exciting opportunity sounds like the one for you, Apply Now!

Applications close 28 February 2022