Coordinator Community Capability, Grade 7/8, Multiple Locations

• Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW
• Lead a team working with communities to build disaster resilience, save lives and create safer communities.
• Temporary Full-Time opportunity until 20 September 2027
• Location: Dubbo, Tamworth, Goulburn or Wagga Wagga

About the opportunity

The Coordinator Community Capability leads a team to develop, implement and evaluate community programs that build preparedness for floods, storms and tsunamis across multiple regional NSW SES Zones. Building community resilience for these hazards saves lives, reduces injury and minimises property damage. The position represents the Community Capability team and works with stakeholders on key state-based initiatives that build the resilience and capability of communities.

About the NSW SES

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW.  Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.

With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience in championing community-led, agency supported programs grounded in relationships, trust, transparency, capability-building and shared responsibility.
• Effectively coach, manage and develop a diverse team with the ability to define roles, responsibilities and performance standards to deliver outcomes
• Communicate effectively such as communicating clearly, actively listening to others and responding with understanding and respect 
• Deliver projects with integrity, representing the organisation in an honest, ethical and professional way.
• Be able to build and maintain internal and external relationships
• Work with Zone leadership teams and key stakeholders to define community engagement priorities

What we can offer you 

• Attractive leave entitlements: parental, recreation and flex leave and other leave 
• Competitive salary package of up to $146,779.18 p.a. (i.e. salary + leave loading + super)
• Flexible work options working within operational requirements  
• Mental Health & Wellbeing programs
• Access to our Corporate Partner Fitness Passport for a reduced rate when joining a participating gym
• Operational and leadership training via LinkedIn Learning and other resources
• Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine  
• Opportunities to build relationships across emergency service agencies, committees and other Government and community organisations.

How to apply 

Your application should include as separate attachments:

• A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the essential requirements and your interest in the role;  
• Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of one page per answer); and
• An up-to-date resume of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role

Targeted Questions

1. Can you provide an example of a time when you led a team to successfully deliver a project, program, or initiative? Please outline your approach, how you managed stakeholders and resources, and the outcome achieved.
2. Can you describe a time when you successfully engaged a community in a project or initiative? What approach did you take, and what was the outcome?

Want to know more?
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Jody Lightfoot on jody.lightfoot@ses.nsw.gov.au

The role description is available here.

Talent Pool

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here

Applications close: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 11.55 pm

The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.