Unit Leadership Positions
Are you the next leader the NSW SES is looking for? We’re recruiting and need great people from our community to lead our team.
As a Unit Commander or Local Commander, you’ll be leading and supporting a team of volunteers to undertake their specialist roles. Utilise your life experience and develop your leadership skills – your work makes a real difference in our community.
These volunteer positions are responsible for the stewardship and leadership of volunteers and management of organisational functional requirements within our Units. These key positions are formally appointed and carry considerable authority and accountability in the management and leadership of Unit activities including incident management, operations, training and administration.
Is this role for me?
This is a management role most suited to people with management, emergency management or business management background. Ideally you will have good leadership, people management, communication and decision making skills.
A high level of support, development and direction is provided by other NSW SES volunteers and staff to the role to ensure your success.
The NSW SES provides nationally accredited training, state of the art equipment and resources to carry out your duties. NSW SES provides opportunities for deployments out of area during major operations where you will have the opportunity to further implement, develop and enhance your skills.
How do I apply?
Current opportunities are outlined below with contact details for hiring Zone Commander. Please provide a written expression of interest (maximum of 2 pages) addressing the following:
- Clearly identify which role, they are applying for – noting the Unit Commander position is the priority fill role
- Supply a brief overview of their experience, skills and qualifications applicable to the role they are seeking (see attached role descriptions)
- Summarise what you can bring to the role and what your focus, and priorities will be if they successful.
Current Opportunities
| Position |
Closing date |
Contact Person |
| Unit Commander Wagga Wagga | 9am Monday 5 September |
Barry Griffiths - 0427 285 119 |
| Unit Commander Cootamundra | 9am Monday 5 September |
Barry Griffiths - 0427 285 119 |
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: UNIT COMMANDER
NSW SES Volunteer Unit Commander The NSW State Emergency Service is an organisation of highly trained volunteers who provide a variety of emergency services to the community.
The NSW SES is seeking a highly motivated person for the position of Unit Commander within Southern Zone.
This is a volunteer position and the successful applicant would be responsible for the stewardship and leadership of volunteers and management of organisational functional requirements within the Unit. This key position is formally appointed and carries considerable authority and accountability in the management and leadership of Unit activities including incident management, operations, training and administration.
A high level of support, development and direction is provided by other NSW SES volunteers and staff to the role to ensure your success.
The NSW SES provides nationally accredited training, state of the art equipment and resources to carry out your duties. NSW SES provides opportunities for deployments out of area during major operations where you will get to further implement, develop and enhance your skills.
This is a management role most suited to persons with management, emergency management or business management background. Ideally you will have good leadership, people management, communication and decision making skills.
Your expression of interest should include a maximum of 2 pages outlining your skills, and or experience, on how you meet the following criteria:
- Lead, command and manage response activities related to flood/storm/tsunami incidents in accordance with service doctrine.
- Maintain and build operational capability and capacity within the community, including an understanding of the local hazard and risk within the Unit area and maintain an appropriate level of membership to manage that risk using affective recruitment and retention strategies.
- Ensure the management of effective administrative and financial activities of the Unit in collaboration with Zone Management Team to ensure adherence to organisational policies, procedures and legislation.
- Working in a cluster model within a broader Zone to ensure a level of operational capability, resourcing and operational readiness