I work for NSW Hiring for Website Administrator – Clerk Grade / at Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

• Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team in developing a new website for the NSW State Emergency Service (SES)
• Full time temporary role to June 2024 with the possibility of extension or ongoing employment
• Location: Wollongong NSW, hybrid working arrangements allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of remote work whilst fostering relationships and collaborating in our vibrant office environment
• Attractive salary package of up to $126,210.00 includes salary plus employer’s 11% contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About The Opportunity

The NSW SES is set to transform its digital platforms including public facing website. This is a rare opportunity to join a team and work with external agencies, developers and internal stakeholders to ensure the NSW SES can meet its mission of saving lives and creating safer communities.

In this role, you will collaborate with the Website Upgrade Manager to deliver the new website. Your responsibilities will include coordinating with external suppliers and NSW SES stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the new website. You will be accountable for managing content and development tasks to create a final website that is user-friendly, easy to navigate, and visually appealing.

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 NSW community as the lead agency for floods, storms, and tsunamis as specified by the State Emergency Service Act 1989 . 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.

Each NSW SES Unit is as unique and varied as the community it serves, reflecting the vast mix of risks faced and roles required in the diverse locations and communities across the state. In addition to flood, storm and tsunami, our Service provides specialist capabilities that include general land rescue, vertical rescue, road crash rescue, and alpine and remote area search and rescue. The NSW SES responded to over 64,000 requests for assistance from the community over the 2021-22 year.

The NSW SES has over 10,000 volunteer members, including reserves, and a

full-time equivalent workforce of over 370. There are 262 volunteer Units across the State and our volunteer Units are either local, community-based Units, State-wide or regional Units established to provide specialist capabilities. They are varied and unique in their capabilities, designed to address specific risks to communities of NSW.

About You

To be successful in this role you will:

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant field or extensive experience such as, Digital Marketing, Web Development or Digital Communications
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Possess prior experience in both front-end and back-end website management, including experience in utilising content management systems, curating digital content, and engaging in similar projects within Government or non- Government settings.

What We Can Offer You

• Employment with attractive leave entitlements including parental leave, recreation and flex leave and other leave entitlements
• Attractive salary package of up to $126,210.00 ($101,947 – $112,849 + leave loading + super)
• Flexible work options working within operational requirements
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and services
• Operational and leadership training and development opportunities via LinkedIn Learning and other training avenues to build and maintain skills
• Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine
• Opportunities to build invaluable relationships across emergency service agencies, emergency service 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

• Describe your recent experience with content management systems, including your role in coordinating content changes across multiple teams or departments. Please provide an example that demonstrates how you effectively addressed the needs of all stakeholders involve.
• Describe your Accessibility expertise in the digital environment specifically for website design and maintenance.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Sandy Luhr, nswses@hays.com.au

The role description is available here .

A recruitment pool may be created to fill similar roles for both ongoing and temporary opportunities if they arise.

For more information on how to apply for a role in the NSW Public Sector please click here.

Applications close: Monday 7th August 2023, at 11:59pm.

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.