Senior Advisor Aerial Capability

Senior Advisor Aerial Capability
$138,821 - $160,932 + 15.4% super
Flexible location (located near an AMSA office)
Full-time

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position leads a small team that is important to AMSA’s provision of Aerial Capability for search and rescue. It ensures that the AMSA Response Centre has capable assets available to respond to incidents and forms part of a section that manages large scale contracts for AMSA.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading a geographically dispersed team of four aviation specialists
• Working across a range of responsibilities, from procurement and management of small to mid-size contracts, to capability and equipment development
• Ensuring the team effectively monitors and maintains standards across AMSA’s contracted aviation operators
• Informing and influencing AMSA’s future capability decisions by staying abreast of new developments and emerging capabilities

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Qualifications and/or relevant experience in contract management or procurement.
• Understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and current practice in contract management.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of aviation or flight operations.
• Strong written communication skills with demonstrated experience in producing persuasive written reports.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a small team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a flexible working style and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

AMSA BENEFITS

We are committed a supportive and collaborative work environment, which is why AMSA offers:

• Flexible work including work from home arrangements
• Health and wellbeing programs including annual flu vaccinations and a healthy lifestyle reimbursement
• An office-wide Christmas period shutdown (in addition to annual leave provisions)
• An ability to work for an organisation charged with protecting our marine environments and saving lives

ABOUT AMSA

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.

Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of “ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”.

We are proud to have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At AMSA we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you might just be the person we’re looking for!

We encourage applications from people of all diverse backgrounds and are committed to supporting you to reach your full potential.  You can find more information about our diversity and inclusion commitments in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete your application on our website via the Careers at AMSA page by 11:55pm (AEDT) 24 March 2024. You will need to provide:

• your resume (maximum of 3 pages)
• a brief cover letter (maximum 800 words) outlining what you will bring to this role.

For any questions regarding the role please contact Mike Wytcherley on 07 3001 6***.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on ***********@amsa.gov.au

AMSA does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA.

At the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), we acknowledge the value diversity brings. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people with a disability and people from other diverse backgrounds. AMSA is Australia’s National agency responsible for coordinating maritime and aviation search and rescue. We regulate domestic commercial vessels, Australian and foreign shipping – from 12 metre prawn trawlers to 350 metre liquefied natural gas tankers, and everything commercial in between. We are also responsible for protecting Australia’s precious marine environments like the Great Barrier Reef, from the impacts of shipping. Our stakeholders are just as diverse as our role but our mission connects them all and inspires our people to make a real difference every day – “Safe and clean seas, saving lives”. AMSA offers unique and challenging career opportunities, and we employ around 430 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.