What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing operational coordination support across mobilisation, deployment and demobilisation phases

• Assist in launching and sustaining national operations

• Support deployed Incident Management Teams (IMTs)

• Contribute to situational awareness and operational information flow

• Support adherence to safety and security protocols

• Assist in coordinating Operational Reconnaissance Team (ORT) activities

• Facilitate communication between DRA and external agencies

• Support development of Liaison Officer (LO) capability and training resources

• Prepare briefing materials, updates and operational documentation

• Identify emerging risks, issues and improvement opportunities

What You Will Bring

• Strong organisational and coordination capability - experience from emergency services, defence etc. is highly regarded

• Ability to operate effectively in dynamic, fast-moving environments

• Sound judgement and decision-support capability

• High attention to detail and accurate record-keeping

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills

• Ability to manage complexity and competing priorities

• Confidence communicating clearly across teams and stakeholders

• Adaptability, resilience and a solutions-focused mindset

• Alignment with DRA’s values of Courage, Respect, Service and Tenacity

• Experience in Defence, Emergency Services or operational environments is highly regarded.

Key Considerations

This role may involve deployment support during national operations, work within high-tempo operational periods, occasional travel to disaster-affected regions, and flexible availability aligned with operational needs.

Ready to make a difference? Start: As soon as possible and Apply now!

Disaster Relief Australia reserves the right to commence shortlisting and interviews earlier than the closing date. Disaster Relief also reserves the right to close the vacancy early therefore if you are interested in this position, please submit an application as early as possible