Principal Planning Officer

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) Emergency Management & Coordination Command (EMCC) supports locally led and safe, resilient communities throughout Queensland.

The Command is focused on enhancing whole of government capability and delivering state level support to disaster operations based on the requirements of the Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements (QDMA).

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Lead and manage the development, implementation and evaluation of scientifically based and local community relevant disaster risk management data, systems, tools and platforms.
• Provide support including research, analysis and advice relating to emergency management policy and procedures and identify and monitor trends and issues to contribute to quality decision making.
• Lead and contribute to the collaborative identification and assessment, development, use and evaluation of Situation Awareness tools and products.
• Manage and coordinate projects, including the development and maintenance of a planning capability to contribute toward the development of specific disaster operations plans, including during activations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders regarding policy, procedures and/or issues relating to volunteers and emergency management planning to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Research, prepare and review reports, submissions and other correspondence on complex and confidential issues in relation to emergency management planning and capability.
• Represent QFES on internal and external committees and working groups on a diverse range of business improvement issues relating to emergency management.
• Lead and manage teams within a dynamic work environment, fostering teamwork and managing financial and human resource activities including developing and managing staff performance and providing feedback.

Role Requirements:

Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience:

• Knowledge and/or experience or qualifications in Geospatial Information Systems.
• Knowledge and/or experience or qualifications in Disaster management and operations in a decentralised service delivery environment.

Other:

• Capacity to support operational duties during disaster events. This may require work outside of normal hours (e.g. night shift), including weekends, working extended hours and may include deployment to other parts of the State.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.