Emergency Management Advisor

He aha te tūranga - About the role:   

We are seeking an experienced Emergency Management professional to provide strategic leadership across catastrophic planning, preparedness, and organisational resilience initiatives.

This role holds significant accountability for advancing emergency management capability, with particular focus on high-consequence risk scenarios including AF8 and other nationally identified risk profiles. You will ensure preparedness frameworks are robust, integrated, and operationally ready — strengthening readiness, response, recovery, and reduction activities across the organisation.

Due to the nature of the portfolio, participation in an on-call roster (evenings and weekends) is required.

Key responsibilities include:   

• Hold accountability for the contracted emergency management portfolio and embed capability across the assigned area. 
• Deliver portfolio outcomes in line with the Emergency Management Team workplan, on time and within budget. 
• Lead emergency readiness planning, including major incident, tactical, and preparedness plans. 
• Ensure effective response capability and provide tactical and strategic support during major incidents. 
• Lead recovery planning to support a timely return to business-as-usual following incidents. 
• Guide post-incident reviews and implement continuous improvement actions. 
• Support the development and implementation of business continuity plans across the organisation. 
• Partner with internal leaders and external agencies to coordinate emergency planning and preparedness. 
• Represent the organisation at local and regional emergency planning forums, providing leadership and advice where required. 
• Promote health, safety, wellbeing, compliance, and organisational resilience through effective risk management.