• Full time, fixed term role available for 18 months
• Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working
• $108,924 – $118,898 base + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave 

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the Office of the General Counsel

The Office of the General Counsel is a small team headed by the General Counsel, and is responsible for the provision and coordination of the legal and risk management services required to support the Women’s.

About the role

As the Emergency Management Emergency Management and Business Resilience Lead you will play a critical role in helping the Women’s prepare, respond and recover from any disruptive events.

Key responsibilities will see you:

• ?Lead the development, coordination and delivery of the Women’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) Framework, Emergency Management (EM) Framework and Disaster Recovery (DR) Framework
• Develop tools, templates and playbooks to enable the different areas of the Women’s to undertake elements of the frameworks, and build resilience to potentially disruptive events
• Build recovery strategies for systems and align activities to the broader Women’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to step into a leadership role at the Women’s where you’ll work alongside a small, cohesive team who are passionate about what they do!

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication, interpersonal and consultative skills, including the ability to build strong, collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring with you:

• ??Knowledge or training in Emergency Management/Business Resilience and/or extensive relevant practical experience
• Experience in training delivery and manual writing suitable to emergency management training and/or Business Resilience programs, with the ability to advise, support and coach on best practice
• Experience in analysing and synthesising large volumes of complex information and preparing reports and recommendations for action on emergency management and business resilience to executives and boards
• Knowledge and experience in ensuring organisational compliance with AS3745 Planning for Emergency in Facilities, AS ISO 22301 Security and resilience - Business continuity management systems

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, monthly ADO’s for full time and 17.5% leave loading

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, physically, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.  If you need assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.