- Part time -11.4 hours per week

- Maximum term until 31 March 2027

- Location - Adelaide, SA

- Hybrid - 1 day per week in office (Tuesday)

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.

About the role The Officer – ES (S&T;) contributes to our strategic impact of supporting communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. The focus of the role will be to deliver Australian Red Cross Preparedness and Resilience workshops to a broad range of stakeholders across South Australia, as well as duties across one or more areas of emergency services work:Operations - provides support to ensure Red Cross operational processes, procedures, and practices required in emergency response are appropriate, documented and implemented.

Projects - provides operational support for the consistent roll out and delivery of projects, primarily focused on the planning, design, development and overall project coordination of key Emergency Services quality and continuous improvement priorities. Delivers specialised project work, which includes but is not limited to analysis, interpretation, design, development, review and evaluation of work practices, policy, and procedures on set prescribed pieces of work.

Volunteer management and support - provides leadership for Volunteers through engagement, capacity building, coaching, advocacy and provision of advice, and support Volunteers to deliver services that help people before, during and after disasters. This includes ensuring that volunteers are appropriately skilled, compliant and equipped to support their teams.

Community work - uses a community development approach to build local partnerships, facilitate,



and strengthen relationships between emergency services agencies, government, service providers and organisations and communities to support the delivery of programs and projects that build community resilience

What you will bring to the role:

- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and deliver training workshops to a broad range of stakeholders

- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills

- Sound technical knowledge and expertise in community development and/or project work

- Ability to work under general direction from senior employees within clear objectives and budget constraints

- Ability to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds

- Strong organisational and planning skills, including prioritisation and coordination of staff and volunteers

- Effective leadership skills and demonstrated ability to manage a team

- Capacity to undertake intrastate travel, including overnight stays

- Demonstrated ability to maintain accountability for funding agreements and operate within the terms and conditions of the contract and organisational strategic objectives.

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity

Work flexibility:

Australian Red Cross operates under a hybrid working model which includes two days on-site and three days from home

Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary,



you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.

Life, Health & Wellbeing: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options. You can also tap into specialist health and wellbeing advice.

Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development.

Further information

This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4.

For additional enquiries, please contact Phoebe Wilson at [email protected] for a confidential discussion. Please note, email is for enquiries only. Applications must be received online to be considered.

Applications close: Sunday 20 September 2026

While we appreciate the interest in our organisation, we will not be engaging with agencies or agency candidates for this position.

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have outstanding opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.

📌 Resilience - Officer - ES (S&T) (Adelaide)
🏢 Australian Red Cross
📍 Adelaide