Zone Duty Operations Manager – Sydney

What you need to know about us

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

The heart of MRNSW 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.

What you’ll do & what we want from you

This is an exciting opportunity for a Zone Duty Operations Manager, based in Cronulla, to take on a key emergency leadership position within the Sydney marine community. 

This role will see you delivering an essential public safety emergency service by managing on-water operations as well as 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 MRNSW leadership, members, stakeholders and the public regarding MRNSW incident response and other operations

Marine Rescue NSW (MRNSW) is after candidates with 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 focus on operational leadership with proven experience managing teams operating in complex environments. Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills will also be key to this role, ensuring you have the ability to effectively represent the organisation to key stakeholders.

Marine Rescue NSW (MRNSW) also requires you to have experience engaging and motivating people from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and values.

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

What you’ll receive

Marine Rescue NSW is made up of personnel who are 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 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 that spend time on the water, stay safe on the water. 

In return for your hard work, determination and leadership, you will be rewarded with a salary in line with the importance of this role, as well as access to relevant not-for-profit salary sacrificing options and additional benefits including super, a laptop and mobile phone.   

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

Applications close 19th of December.