Business Manager

SES is the primary responder for storm and flood events and provide support to other agencies through performing additional functions including search and rescue, emergency traffic management, and road crash rescue. The SES becomes involved in preparing for, and responding to, many different types of disasters and emergencies.

You will be responsible for providing high-level timely and confidential advice and support to the Regional Director and SES senior leadership team. You will ensure the responsibilities and statutory obligations are delivered and achieved, in relation to governance and financial management processes and standards. You will manage the optimal operation of the Regional Director’s office and associated governance, financial and administrative functions, leading and managing the support team and providing support to the staff of the region.

Your Key Accountabilities:

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Manage the work program and administration of the Region, including governance and financial management, providing guidance and support to ensure the effective dissemination of information and achievement of work priorities.
• Provide high level support and strategic advice to the Regional Director regarding the development and ongoing management, and performance against agreed objectives, of the Region's annual budget in accordance with operational plans and departmental requirements.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of the Regional Plans, and provide regular reports on the achievement of objectives within the Region.
• Prepare, contribute to and quality check correspondence, briefs, reports, and submissions ensuring actions and priorities are addressed and accurate and appropriate replies formulated.
• Represent and promote the interests of the Region at internal and external meetings and forums and negotiate agreed outcomes as required.
• Build and sustain partnerships and networks with internal and external stakeholders, and actively identify opportunities to engage these stakeholders on initiatives, to effectively liaise and negotiate agreed outcomes on difficult and complex agreements, projects and program issues.
• Lead and manage significant projects on a diverse range of issues that impact the Region's business and participate in divisional and departmental initiatives to support ongoing improvement strategies.
• Lead and manage an administration team that fosters team work and includes the ongoing development of staff through performance, planning and review.

It is expected that the incumbent will participate in an out-of-hours on-call roster during emergency operations. This may require work outside of normal hours (e.g. night shift), including weekends, working extended hours and may include travel to rural and remote communities, intrastate or interstate travel as necessary and/or deployment activities to other parts of the state.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:  QLD/699858/26

Closing Date:  Wednesday, 16th September 2026