Maritime Incident Response Officer

PN908 MARITIME INCIDENT RESPONSE OFFICER

APS5

Ongoing/Non-ongoing; Full-time

Closing: Sunday 12 January 2025, 11.59pm AEST

Contact Officer: Andrew Schofield, Coordinator Maritime Incident Response; Ph. 0448 489 590

The Position

We are seeking an experienced environmental professional to join our maritime incident response team, working to protect the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park through the management of maritime environmental incidents.

Maritime Incident Response Officer, you will undertake the management of maritime environmental incidents in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and guidelines; make recommendations; and provide advice on environmental, cultural and World Heritage Area use related matters. You will be responsible for a range of moderately complex tasks with a key focus on taking a risk-based approach to maritime environmental response, including recommending mitigation and management of response activities and provision of post-impact advice.

The position participates in the development of, and training related to guidelines, policies and procedures for best practice vessel casualty management, spill response and related activities. The position will participate in the development and maintenance of relationships between Traditional Owners, the Reef Authority and other managing agencies on maritime incident management and related sea country matters.

This position is part of the Reef Joint Field Management Program (the Program) for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (World Heritage Area). The Program undertakes many key incident management functions across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Commonwealth, including Commonwealth islands), the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park and island national parks (State), which together comprise the World Heritage Area. The Program is jointly funded and managed by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

The current position is ongoing however through this process may create a merit pool to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing positions that become available within the next 18 months.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

How to apply for the position

Please ensure you read the instructions below and on the Position Description carefully, noting failure to address identified requirements may lead to your application being deemed ineligible.

You will be required to prepare a response document (“pitch”) in MSWord or PDF format using standard margins and size 11 Arial font.

Please prepare a ‘pitch’, as outlined in the Position Description, in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

1. how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to perform the duties and meet the technical and behavioural capabilities of the role.

2. any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

3. how you meet the eligibility requirements and qualifications for the position.

When you include an example, you should explain;

• your personal role in the task.
• the methods you used.
• any barriers you were able to overcome, and
• the outcome.

When crafting your response, we encourage you to review ‘Cracking the Code’ and the relevant Australian Public Service Work Level Standards which can be found on the Australian Public Service Commission website: www.apsc.gov.au.

Your application must include:
1. your ‘pitch’ (as described above and in the position description).
2. proof of Australian citizenship (an Australian Passport or Australian Birth Certificate)
3. a current curriculum vitae (resume) that includes:

• an outline of your career history.
• qualifications and/or formal/informal training relevant to the position.
• contact details for at least two recent referees, one of whom should be your current supervisor.

Applicants are advised to read further information provided on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Careers website.

To apply for this position, please see the vacancy listing on The Reef Authority’s Career Portal.

PLEASE NOTE: - The panel may not consider additional information such as a cover letter or content exceeding the page limit.