Located at CFA Headquarters, Burwood East

Full time, Ongoing

PTA 6 $125,388 to $141,014 pa (plus 10.5% superannuation)

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is one of the world's largest, and most highly regarded, community-based emergency services organisations. We are proud of the work we do in protecting lives and property, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. CFA strives to be a values-based organisation and an organisation of choice for volunteers and employees, where people with a variety of skills, experiences and backgrounds all add value through the roles they perform.

About the Role:

The CFA are implementing a restructure to the Business Intelligence Department. As such we have new and exciting opportunities for those who are progressive thinkers and operators who will bring “data to life”. Leaders who will bring technical expertise and implement sophisticated operations to enable informed decision making.

The Modelling & Products Manager is a newly created and critical role to the CFA. You will bring expertise to drive the Business Intelligence team, mandated to “bring data to life”, so that our customers in Victorian communities are prepared for and safe from fire. The team enables trusted decisions through high quality, visible data and information that are presented to community programs, project leaders, brigades, media, emergency sector agencies, Board and Minister's Office.

The Modelling & Products Manager is responsible for driving meaningful analyses that are incorporated into products and models across CFA also externally. The position oversees the appropriateness and application of methods, techniques and tools as well as tunes in to the needs of stakeholders to find actionable opportunities aligned to the objectives of products.

In addition, the Modelling & Products Manager ensures that data are available in visually meaningful ways for decisions across areas including Community Programs, DELWP, FRV, Victoria Police, State Mapping Committee, Brigades, the Senior Leadership team and Board.

About You:

• Qualifications and demonstrated record in contemporary people leadership of a team of specialists.
• Relevant qualifications with extensive experience delivering and communicating cross-disciplinary emergency service product solutions.
• Extensive knowledge with well-developed experience in legislation, risk management, fire risk, road networks, spatial analysis and control centre operations.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate relevant complex matters to a non-specialist audience at all levels.
• Extensive experience in the counsel and provision of relevant authoritative advice to facilitate stakeholder engagement and buy-in.
• Demonstrated high-level proficiency to plan and implement significant change at organisational level, while following governance matters, confidentiality requirements and change principles.

Your application:

When applying for a position with CFA, the key to progressing in the selection process is the quality of your application. Your application must demonstrate that you have the qualifications, experience, key attributes and skills required for the position.

Your application should include:

• Cover letter
• Resume

Submitting your application:

When you click the 'apply' button you will be taken to the online application form. Here you will be asked to provide personal and contact details and respond to employment-related questions.

Pre-employment checks:

Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who:

• Can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status (3 doses) or provide medical evidence confirming an exemption.

• Successfully complete a National Police History Check and Working with Children Check

CFA is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and safe volunteer and work environment. Our aim is to have a volunteer and paid workforce that reflects the community it serves.  First Nations people, women, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. 

Applications close: 11:59pm 26^th March 2023

If at any stage of the recruitment and selection process you require an alternative format to the application material or reasonable adjustment to the interview arrangements, please don't hesitate to contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively, email HR.Recruitment@cfa.vic.gov.au

To comply with Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working in emergency services must be fully vaccinated (3 doses) against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of full vaccination (3 doses) against COVID-19.