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• Gather, Analyse and Report Intelligence information and data
• Fixed term full time until 30 June 2024 - Shift work – 3 Roles available.
• VPS3 Grade $73,842 - $89,661+ Super

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Intelligence Officer to provide administrative support and other critical functions around the gathering, analysis and reporting of data to the Intelligence team within Emergency Management Victoria.

About the Business Unit

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) leads emergency management in Victoria by working with government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies. EMV is a statutory entity and is part of the Department of Justice & Community Safety (the Department). The Department, through the Secretary, employs EMV staff and provides corporate functions to EMV. EMV is led jointly by the Chief Executive (CE) and the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC).

The purpose of the Operational Coordination business unit is to lead the emergency operational coordination in Victoria by working with communities, government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withstand, plan for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

EMV's intelligence team is based at the State Control Centre (SCC) and supports the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) by providing timely, relevant and actionable intelligence to support evidence-informed decision making and planning to ensure safer and more resilient communities.

About the Role

Members of the intelligence team may work across various intelligence functions at the SCC, including monitoring and situational awareness, operational or strategic intelligence analysis and intelligence enhancement roles. Your duties will involve providing intelligence necessary to support the overall state intelligence picture, including:

• The collection of information on the current and forecast state-wide situation through the observation and monitoring of operational intelligence platforms, including but not limited to EM-COP, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) data, Incident Management Systems (IMS) and open-source social media platforms.
• Processing of that information into timely, accurate and relevant intelligence and Organising and displaying that intelligence in the form of a Common Operating Picture (COP) so that it is relevant and accessible to the sector.
• Supporting the Senior Intelligence Officers and Lead Intelligence Officer on shift with other intelligence-related tasking based on need and operational capacity.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Victoria's emergency management arrangements is desirable.
• Understanding of the State's Command and Control arrangements that operate within Victoria is desirable.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate discipline are highly desirable.
• AIIMS qualifications will be highly regarded.

How to Apply

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.

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.