Overview

The City of Monash is one of Melbourne's largest councils, serving a large and well-established community and providing a broad range of services to its residents and businesses. With a population of close to 200,000 residents (2021) and are one of the most culturally diverse cities in Australia with 50 per cent of our residents born overseas. Monash is Victoria's largest employment destination outside of the CBD with more than 143,000 jobs offered by the 22,189 businesses operating in Monash. The council is home to world‑renowned institutions such as Monash University, CSIRO research facilities, and major healthcare centres like Monash Children's Hospital. Monash is known as the 'garden city' due to the well‑loved parks and reserves and Council is committed to preserving this character within the city.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a highly visible role that will strengthen Council's emergency management capability, improve organisational preparedness and support the safety and resilience of the Monash community. Working across Council, emergency services, government agencies, community partners and neighbouring municipalities, this role will play an important part in ensuring Council is prepared, coordinated and confident in its approach to emergency management.

Responsibilities

- Lead Council's emergency management planning and preparedness
- Strengthen emergency frameworks, governance and response capability
- Build partnerships across Council, agencies and regional networks
- Drive the review, development and continuous improvement of Council's emergency management plans, frameworks, policies and internal preparedness activities
- Strengthen internal emergency management capability, including policies, procedures, fire drills,



evacuation processes, warden structures, staff training, building compliance requirements and practical readiness across Council facilities
- Proactively coordinate and build capability with internal stakeholders to identify gaps, improve processes, support compliance and ensure people understand their responsibilities in an emergency
- Coordinate Council's involvement in broader municipal and regional emergency management activities, working with agencies such as fire services, police, neighbouring councils and other partners when community emergencies arise
- Build strong relationships, lead training and preparedness activities, support quarterly agency engagement, review emergency management operations across Council, and help establish a explicit and contemporary emergency management policy

Qualifications

The successful candidate will bring experience in emergency management, public safety, workplace emergency planning, risk, compliance or a related discipline. The candidate will be a confident communicator and relationship builder, able to engage, influence and coordinate across a broad range of stakeholders. Strong planning, judgment and problem‑solving skills will be important, along with the ability to take a logical and practical approach to both internal preparedness and external emergency coordination.

EEO Statement

Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.

Accessibility

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📌 Emergency Management Lead - City of Monash (Melbourne)
🏢 Davidson
📍 Melbourne