Capability Coordinator

South Australian State Emergency Service
Job reference: 861068
Location: 5035 - KESWICK
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About us

We are a volunteer-based emergency response and rescue service. We provide emergency assistance to the South Australian community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Our vision is of a reliable and trusted volunteer-based organisation building safe and resilient communities.

Our volunteers are supported by a skilled team of paid staff working across multiple areas including volunteer capacity, community engagement, training and organisational development, information systems, infrastructure and assets, operations – state, regional and marine, and corporate services.

Role purpose:

Play a key role in ensuring our volunteers have the skills and capability needed to respond safely and effectively when South Australians need them most.

• Unique career opportunity that will enable you to utilise your skillset and grow your career within the Emergency Services Sector
• Drive Capability by effectively collaborating & communicating with a wide range of stakeholders
• Join a team focused on building capability and delivering impactful learning outcomes.

About the role:

This role will support the South Australian State Emergency Service (SA SES) commitment to continuing to attract, develop and support volunteers who serve their communities during emergencies.

Within SA SES, a capability is the ability to respond to a specific type of emergency or incident, such as a land search, road crash rescue, general rescue, or vertical rescue. Delivering these capabilities requires the right people, equipment, systems and resources, to be trained, maintained and ready to respond when needed.

This Capability Coordinator role leads and coordinates the development, delivery and ongoing maintenance of assigned SA SES capabilities. The role ensures capability doctrine, equipment, systems, training and skills maintenance are aligned with organisational needs, community risk, legislation and standards. Working with volunteers, staff, subject matter experts and sector partners, the role supports consistent, safe and sustainable capability outcomes across the organisation.   

About you:

SA SES is seeking a highly motivated individual who is a passionate about building the capability of others, enjoys working with people, communicates effectively and has a proven ability to develop strong working relationships.

We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates with experience in training organisations, learning and development environments, or operational capability development within rescue, response or related services aligned to any SA SES capabilities.

You will be committed to designing and delivering quality training and capability initiatives that positively impact volunteer capability, confidence and operational readiness.

You will be confident taking on and managing multiple concurrent projects, preferably involving organisational development or change, or training initiatives. This will rely on your highly developed project co-ordination and management skills.

Why us?

• Purpose-driven work that contributes to the preparedness, resilience and safety of South Australian communities.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace that values different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds.
• Access to professional development opportunities and career growth within the emergency services sector.
• A supportive and collaborative team committed to making a difference.

Operational duties:

As an emergency response and rescue service, our people undertake duties across our routine business functions, as well as participating in operational duties during event activations. This provides a unique opportunity to not only use the skills and knowledge you have in your daily occupation, but also to develop tactical skills while being part of the emergency response.

Operational duties may be rostered across mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and public holidays. Staff who are rostered on operational duties are remunerated appropriately and in accordance with the relevant industrial instruments.

How to Apply

Before applying, please review the Application Guidelines and Role Description.
Your application must include:

1. a letter of no more than two pages which outlines your suitability for the role as outlined in the Application Guidelines included with this advertisement.
2. and a current CV which includes the details of at least two recent referees, one of which being a current line manager: and
3. a completed and signed Pre-Employment Declaration form.

Essential Qualifications:

Essential: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (current qualification or actively pursuing the qualification)

Desirable • Qualification(s) related to SASES Capability areas • Certificate IV in Project Management, or similar

Remuneration:

ASO5 - $92,122 – 102,456

Special Conditions:

Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory Emergency Services Sector Criminal History Check.  For all special conditions, please refer to the Role Description.

Enquiries:

Enquiries about the role can be directed to Poonam Singh, Manager, Training & Organisational Development on 0450 343 100 or via Poonam.Singh@eso.sa.gov.au.

Application Instructions:

Applicants are required to address the criteria outlined in the Application Guidelines document.

Applications must be submitted online.

Applications close: 26/10/2026 11:45 PM

Attachments:
- Pre-Employment-Declaration_240522.pdf
- Role Description - Capability Coordinator - October 2026.pdf
- Working for the SES_VF.pdf
- application_guidelines_emergency_services_sector Capability Coordinator (P62312) Sept 2026.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.