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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable Within Region
• ASO7 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $108,109 - $116,864 p.a 

Join Our Team as a Disaster Resilience and Corporate Risk Coordinator: Lead Critical Emergency Response and Risk Management Initiatives

Are you a strategic and proactive leader with a passion for disaster resilience and risk management? We are seeking an experienced Disaster Resilience and Corporate Risk Coordinator (DRCRC) to join our team and play a pivotal role in managing disaster resilience across the RMCLHN, ensuring safety and continuity for our communities.

About the Role:

As the Disaster Resilience and Corporate Risk Coordinator, you will lead the design, conduct, and management of disaster resilience strategies, focusing on emergency response, major incident management, and business continuity planning. You will ensure effective fire safety services and provide staff training across the LHN, promoting a strong Planning, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (PPRR) framework aligned with SA Health Policy.

You will be responsible for managing the corporate risk register and will provide strategic leadership within the LHN to enable effective risk management and strong corporate governance in accordance with established best practice and risk management standards

In this strategic role, you will also oversee the operational management of security services at the Murray Bridge Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Riverland General Hospital, providing expert advice on protective security and risk management. Your leadership will ensure strong corporate governance and best practice risk management standards are consistently applied across the LHN.

What We’re Looking For:

• Senior experience in consultative planning, practice improvement, and project management in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Skilled in preparing reports, policies, and plans on complex issues, and conducting program evaluations for continuous improvement.
• Proven experience leading complex systems implementations and driving business change across diverse stakeholders.
• Expertise in preparing complex reports, briefings, and correspondence.
• Experience in implementing significant change across an LHN.
• Strong background in establishing and reviewing systems, protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Skilled in developing and analyzing program/service development.
• Proven ability in high-level negotiations and building effective relationships with clients, stakeholders, and community groups.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 900323

Enquiries

Zia Earl
Director Corporate Services
Phone: 8535 6706
E-mail: Zia.Earl@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 7th May 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

900323 ASO7 Role Description.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

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