Project Field Officer, Pager Replacement Program

• Project Field Officers, Pager Replacement Program - Multiple roles available
• Full time, fixed term until 30/12/2025
• Attractive VPS 4 salary between $ 92,332 - $104,762 + superannuation

Emergency Management includes the department's emergency management accountabilities delivered through Emergency Management Victoria, Emergency Recovery Victoria, Sector Performance and Reform and emergency management statutory entities and offices. The work of the group supports the emergency management sector to work together and to strengthen the capacity of individuals, communities, government, agencies and business to achieve our shared vision of safer and more resilient communities and to rebuild and recover after an emergency.About the Business UnitEM Technology and Data is responsible for both national and state technology platforms that enable communications to and from the community, sector operational communications and sector information systems. The EM Technology business unit is responsible for delivering the following the key functions of:

• Strategy & Enterprise Architecture
• Investment Planning
• Support & Development
• Procurement & Program Delivery
• Vendor & Contract Management

About the RolesThe Project Field Officer will complete the Emergency Alerting Service (EAS) Pager Replacement Program for multiple Emergency Service organisations.Some of your key duties will include:

• Working closely with Emergency Service organisations, their staff and volunteers to ensure that their operational communications devices are in place to support Statewide emergency response operations.
• Providing new pagers and programming them to users' profiles
• Returning replaced pagers to the supplier
• This role will require extensive travel across all of Victoria and will necessitate overnight stays for the duration of the schedule (Monday to Friday)
• Accommodation, vehicle (shared) and meals will be provided (Meals by reimbursement).

About youTo be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated skills in fault diagnosis and service restoration in paging systems equipment or in equipment of similar complexity.
• Sound written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to write documents in relation to technical investigations or projects and update databases.
• Proficient in management of program/project co-ordination using Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Project and Microsoft 365.
• Competent understanding in the use of a resource management system (will be highly regarded).
• Knowledge of government and/or emergency services and their Volunteers (will be highly regarded).
• A full Victorian drivers licence (Mandatory).
• Skills in the development and/or installation and decommissioning of communications technologies, particularly paging devices (will be highly regarded).
• Ability to work independently and demonstrated ability to multitask.

If you have any queries, please contact Rachel Webb, Manager, ICN Project Management Office, viaIf this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 7 July 2024.IMPORTANT INFORMATION:CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.How to applyPlease click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:For all VPS employees, due to the new JSE policy, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position.For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.

• For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
• For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.