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APS Level 5 - $88,834.00 to $96,829.00 plus 15.4% super (part time pro-rata)

Contact Officer

Daniel Whitehorn at [email protected]

Office Arrangements

Flexible -Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement and the operational requirements of the role.

Applications close on03/11/2026at 11:59pm AEST (midnight) - Late applications will not be accepted.

About our opportunity

This process is being used to fill 1 immediate position/s.
Applicants suitable for the role but not offered the position for the current vacancy may be placed in a merit list or pool to fill similar vacancies for up to 18 months anywhere inACT; NSW; NT; QLD; SA; TAS; VIC; WA.

About the National Emergency Management Agency

The National Emergency Management Agency's work has a real impact on the lives of Australians, particularly those living in rural and regional areas.

The National Emergency Management Agency's guiding principle is “Locally led, locally understood and locally implemented” and we bring together local communities, government, non-government and key industry representatives to support disaster recovery and resilience across the country. Your work will help people who are recovering from natural disasters and prepare them for the future.

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was established on 1 September 2022 as a single, accountable Commonwealth authority that delivers a whole-of-nation approach to reducing disaster risk, planning, preparing for, responding to and recovering from all hazards across the emergency management continuum.





NEMA works closely with states and territories to deliver the best outcome for communities across Australia. To help communities respond and recover, while preparing Australia for future emergencies, we:

- Fund programs and initiatives, big and small, that help communities in times of emergency, as well as to recover and prepare, including through disaster recovery funding and the Disaster Ready Fund to help reduce the risk and impact of disasters
- Have officers located across Australia, working in partnership with states and territories to support disaster-affected communities to collectively build resilience, reduce risk and harm, and effectively respond to and recover from disasters
- Provide national leadership to share knowledge, situational awareness, and trends in disaster efforts to inform, guide and shape the national picture and decision-making at the Commonwealth, state and local Government level – including through policy development and strategy to improve risk reduction, resilience and recovery
- Provide round-the-clock all-hazards monitoring and operational coordination for domestic and international emergencies, including supply chain disruptions, critical infrastructure outages, biosecurity risks and widespread cyber-attacks, and through supporting preparedness and response activities, including through the operationalisation of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework.





For further information on NEMA’s purpose, vision and values, please see the NEMA website.

Overview of the branch and section

The National Capability Branch plays a key role in strengthening Australia’s preparedness for and response to emergencies and disasters. The branch delivers programs and initiatives that enhance national capability, operational readiness and resilience across the emergency management sector.

The branch brings together expertise in national preparedness, emergency management capability development, exercising, lessons management, training and operational readiness. Through solid partnership with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry and non-government organisations, the branch drives a coordinated approach to building, enhancing, and sustaining Australia’s emergency management capability.

The National Crisis Exercising and Lessons Capability Section (NCEC) designs and delivers the National Crisis Exercise Program which consists of conceptualising, designing and conducting two national level exercises each calendar year. These exercises explore severe or novel hazards (natural and human induced) to ensure Australia is prepared to respond to and recover from events of national significance.

NCEC supports continuous improvement through conducting lesson management processes. Using the Observations/Insights/Lessons Identified/Lessons Learned (OILL) methodology, the section collects, analyses and develops insights. During national significant events, NCEC works with Australian Government, state and territory agencies, and industry to identify opportunities for improvement with t

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