CareerPlan

Assistant Chief Officer - Reliever - Western

VictoriaFull-time$167k2026-10-14 → 2026-10-20

Core

Provides strategic and operational leadership across VICSES, ensuring continuity of leadership and service delivery during periods of leave or vacancy, and leads regional portfolios and emergency operations.

Role type

Senior IC emergency operations leader (reliever)

Builds

Regional portfolios, emergency operations, strategic priorities, and projects across key operational areas

Domain

Emergency management / Road rescue / Disaster response

Required skills

Strategic leadership, operational command and control, incident management, stakeholder engagement, emergency response planning, team leadership, project management, crisis decision-making

Preferred skills

Experience in emergency services, knowledge of road rescue operations, familiarity with bushfire and trauma incident response

Technologies

Emergency communication systems, incident management software, mapping tools

Responsibilities

Exercise delegated authority for readiness and response decisions, undertake senior command and control responsibilities during local, regional, and state-wide emergencies, support operational improvement and capability-building initiatives, provide relieving support to State Operations, lead regional portfolios and emergency operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC