Requisition Number: 131774
Position Number/s: Several
Classification: APS Level 5
Location: ACT
Branch: National Crisis Operations
Section: Crisis Planning and Response
Security Classification: Negative Vetting Level 1
Salary: $82,550.00 to $88,253.00
Contact: Derrick Appel on derrick.appel@nema.gov.au
Period of Vacancy: Ongoing
Number of Vacancies: Several

Applications close: 14/04/2024 at 11:59pm (midnight) - AEST . Late applications will not be accepted.

Who can apply:

Please note this opportunity is available to current Australian Public Service employees and all eligible members of the community.

National Emergency Management Agency:

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; and
• 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.

Overview of the Branch and Section:

This role sits within the National Crisis Operations Branch (NCOB), which is responsible for a wide range of other intelligence analysis functions, including 24/7 situational awareness and open source interrogation and reporting. NCOB provides awareness of unfolding and potential situations, prediction of potential community impacts and consequence assessment for crisis that are emerging or underway to provide decision support.

These functions support the NEMA Crisis Coordination Teams to prepare for, and respond to, nationally-significant events through the activation of National Plans and coordination of Australian Government non-financial assistance. The Australian Government National Situation Room sits with the Branch.

Crisis Analysis Team

The Crisis Analysis Team supports crisis planning and response by providing all hazard predictive, impact and consequence analysis for domestic and international crisis affecting Australia or Australian interests. The team forms a critical component of the National Emergency Management Agency by producing decision support intelligence products and collaborating with a range of teams in the National Situation Room and across Australian Government. The team provides high quality products in a fast-paced environment.

The team works on a rotating shift roster, providing support across weekdays, weekends, and public holidays, for extended hours. This ensures the team can produce intelligence outputs during a crisis and are positioned to rapidly inform decision makers should a crisis arise.

About the Role
The Intelligence Analyst (shiftwork role) works within the National Situation Room, and supports senior team members to produce analytical intelligence products related to natural and man-made crises (e.g. bushfire, cyclone, flood, earthquake, security incident, hazardous materials spill etc.). The role is in an operational environment, and involves producing intelligence assessments and providing decision support rapidly, in a constantly evolving environment. A key requirement is the ability for team members to work rotating shifts (early mornings and late nights across weekdays, weekends, and public holidays) and work onsite from the National Situation Room in Canberra.

Our ideal candidate:

Successful candidates will be required to show willingness or experience in supporting senior team members to produce analytical intelligence products. We are seeking highly motivated critical thinkers who enjoy working in a rapidly evolving environment. Working in the Crisis Analysis Team is often high-pressured and unpredictable and is best suited to adaptable team members who are flexible, resilient and able to quickly grasp new concepts. Candidates who are naturally curious and seek to gain a deeper understanding of diverse topics will be well-placed. Although past intelligence experience is not mandatory, candidates must display a willingness to learn.

We encourage applications from First Nations people, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age people and people from other diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing a working environment that values diversity and inclusion and supports staff to reach their full potential.

Specific duties/responsibilities:

• Work on a rotating shift roster, with early mornings and late nights, across weekdays, weekends, and public holidays (mandatory)
• Source, collate, process and analyse information and data from multiple sources and feeds to deliver impact and consequence analysis and decision support to stakeholders in the event of a crisis situation (bushfire, cyclone, flood, earthquake, security incident, etc.) while adhering to strict operational timelines
• Work in a multidisciplinary environment, utilising a range of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, even when limited data is available
• Contribute to deployment decision support, including producing risk assessments and scanning for potential hazards to deployed equipment and personnel
• Contribute to long-term projects which improve intelligence capabilities and business operations, while adhering to delivery timelines
• Be invested in their development as an intelligence analyst, willing to proactively develop their analytical skills through intelligence training and development courses
• On occasion, deploy interstate or internationally to provide analysis and planning support during crisis response.

Role requirements:

• An ability to work in fast-paced environments with rapidly changing, and often competing, priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to apply analytical thinking to complex problems
• An ability to respond in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty.

Applicant response:

As part of your application, you will be required to prepare a one page response document (minimum 11pt font in MSWord or PDF format), which you will upload in the next section.

Please ensure you read the instructions carefully, noting failure to address identified requirements may lead to your application being deemed ineligible.

Please prepare a one-page Applicant Response in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

• how your skills, knowledge and experience are relevant to the role requirements
• any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

How to apply:

Prior to preparing your response it is recommended you review the Work Level Standards relevant to the classification you are applying to. It may also be useful to refer to the Integrated Leadership System information relevant to the classification. You are required to submit your application in the online recruitment system (ourPeople).

As part of your application, you will need to provide:

• Your CV
• Your Applicant Response document
• Details of two referees
• Include your full name and the Requisition Number - 131774 in the footer of any documents being uploaded.

Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment

To be eligible to work with the NEMA you must:

• Be an Australian Citizen
• Fulfil the Agency’s minimum requirements by satisfactorily answering all screening questions during the application process
• Obtain and maintain the required AGSVA clearance
• Satisfy a probation period
• Undergo a health assessment (if applicable).
  

Technical Assistance

If you are experiencing problems submitting your application online, please email the nature of the issues you are experiencing to Recruitment (recruitment@homeaffairs.gov.au) including screen captures if necessary. A response will be sent during business hours.

Notes

Remuneration: The Agency offers an attractive remuneration package, including salary, superannuation benefits and flexible working conditions appropriate to the level of the position.

If you have identified as having a disability, please indicate whether you require any support throughout the selection process. For further information please contact Recruitment: recruitment@homeaffairs.gov.au.