CFA is an emergency service that places the community at the centre of everything we do. We work to protect lives and property across Victoria, every hour of the day.

Our organisation is made up of employees working alongside more than 51,000 volunteers. We value the different skills, experience and viewpoints that people bring, because they strengthen how we operate and support the services Victorians rely on.

We aim to be a workplace where people feel supported to do meaningful work, develop professionally and contribute to outcomes that matter to the people and places we serve.

To learn more about who we are and the work we do, visit our About Us page.

About the Role

The Vegetation Management Program plays a key role in reducing the risk and severity of bushfires through supporting CFA's vegetation management and planned burning activities. The program focuses on fuel management and building the capability of staff and volunteers to understand the use of fire in prevention, fire behaviour, and safe, effective suppression.

In this role you will act as a central coordination point between CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic), receiving formal requests for resources and matching burn locations, timing and tasking with appropriately skilled staff and volunteers. CFA members conduct planned burns on private land and roadsides and support FFMVic in planned burning on public land, with joint burns providing important opportunities to build capability and workforce capacity.

The VMSO works closely with the District Vegetation Management Officer (VMO) to gather information required for burn plan preparation and to support regional service delivery. From time to time, the role will also assist with VMO-related duties as required, contributing to effective, safe and well-coordinated vegetation management outcomes across the district.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to show strong attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills, and ability to forge and maintain productive inter-agency relationships.
• Strong working knowledge of IT including Microsoft products, mapping tools and the ability to maintain database programs.
• A sound understanding of Fuel Management Treatments and Planned Burning, including resource requirements, and the ability to plan and coordinate the movement of resources on time to correct destination.

Why choose CFA

• Meaningful Purpose: Your contribution truly makes a difference.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid parental leave, generous leave provisions.
• Flexibility: Hybrid work options with flexible work arrangements.
• Discounts: Emergency Memberlink discounts on various services.
• Wellbeing Focus: Health Ready programs, flu vaccinations.
• Member Assistance Program: Access support across 8 service pathways.

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