Emergency management adviser, Kaitohutohu whakahaere ohotata
Also known as
- Emergency management officer, emergency management advisor, emergency response trainer, civil defence adviser, earthquake response, national emergency response adviser, natural disasters response manager
Emergency management advisers prepare plans and training programmes for responding to natural disasters like earthquakes, and emergencies such as hazardous spills.
Your pay could be
$48K
Lower
$57K to $95K
Most common
$121K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Emergency management advisers
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends or evenings and be on call
- usually work in offices, bunkers or outdoors during emergencies and may travel locally or nationally
- need to lead others, communicate well and be safety conscious
Tasks
- Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
- Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Coordinate special events or programmes.
- Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
- Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
- Prepare operational progress or status reports.
- Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
- Confer with organisational members to accomplish work activities.
- Communicate with government agencies.
You usually train on the job to become an emergency management adviser and experience and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- to complete training courses by the National Emergency Management Agency
- a driver licence
- to pass a police check
You may need
- to complete training courses by the National Emergency Management Agency
- experience in emergency management or emergency response
- a relevant tertiary qualification in civil defence, police force, emergency management
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
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