We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:
Community Emergency Management Planning Facilitators (multiple)
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Join Australian Business Volunteers on our mission to positively change communities. Whether you are an individual or a business, you can create vibrant and viable communities.
What we do
ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.
How we do it?
We offer meaning opportunities for skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.
About the opportunity
Primary Purpose of the Position
Join a taskforce of Skilled Business Professionals supporting the delivery of Community Emergency Management Planning (CEMP) workshops with at-risk communities across East Gippsland. As part of ABV’s Resilient Regions program, volunteers will help communities strengthen disaster preparedness, economic resilience and social cohesion by contributing to practical, community owned emergency management plans. Working alongside community partners and facilitators, volunteers will support a delivery model that combines scenario-based learning, facilitated workshops, and structured drafting and refinement to ensure plans reflect local conditions, lived experience and community priorities.
Selection Criteria:
Essential:
• Strong facilitation and communication skills
• Experience working with groups or communities
• Ability to capture and structure information clearly
• Comfortable working in community settings
• Ability to work within defined role boundaries
Desirable:
• Background in planning, community development or related fields
• Experience in working with regional or remote communities
• Experience in working with communities affected by disasters or planning for disasters
• Experience working with First Nations communities.
Role information:
- Start ASAP
- Approximately 3 months, flexible
- Online/Remote + In person for workshop
- Victoria
Interested to Apply?
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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:
- 5 years professional experience in the relevant field
- Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Australia.
- Willingness to complete a National Police Check
- Willingness to complete a Working with Children Check
What will happen next?
Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to advise you of the next steps.
Find out what our volunteers love most about working with our communities:
Throughout our 40-year history, ABV has relied on our passionate and committed volunteers who use their impressive business skills to build marketplaces, mentor entrepreneurs, strengthen institutions and transform communities.
Visit our website to see more about what our volunteers have be involved in and view their stories.
ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.