The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our unique organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
The role - the Crisis Management Advisor will strengthen SPC's organisational preparedness, response capability and learning in relation to crises and disruptive events and is prepared for a variety of crisis situations. These can include disasters, pandemics, and civil or political unrest. The role leads the development and implementation of SPC's crisis management and coordinates preparedness and response activities across SPC offices including contributing to organisational business continuity efforts and transformation programmes.
The key responsibilities of the role include the following:
Lead the design and implementation of SPC Crisis Management framework and operations to ensure organisational resilience during disruptions
- Coordinate the development, maintenance, testing, and continuous improvement of SPC's organisation-wide crisis management framework, ensuring alignment with the Risk Management Framework, security arrangements, and business continuity planning
- Establish and maintain clear crisis escalation pathways, roles, decision authorities, and communication protocols consistent with SPC's risk governance arrangements
- Coordinate and support Crisis Management Teams (CMTs) through preparedness tools, rosters, playbooks, and guidance, acting as an advisor and coordinator rather than the executive lead during crises
- Provide strategic and technical advice on security and crisis events with appropriate mitigation measures and response planning through live monitoring and reporting
Support the organisational efforts towards BCP's and implementation in relation to crisis management
- Support the organisational functions to develop, update, and test Business Continuity Plan/s (BCPs), ensuring a consistent and risk-informed approach across SPC
- Support the coordination of business continuity readiness activities and exercises, tracking maturity, coverage, and follow-up actions across the organisation
- Ensure business continuity arrangements are informed by organisational and divisional risk assessments, without assuming executive ownership of BCPs\
Crisis Management framework and operational delivery in alignment and reported against organisational wide risk governance, integration and reporting requirements and protocols
- Contribute crisis-related risk insights, emerging issues, and incident learnings to SPC's organisational risk processes, including inputs to the organisations Risk Register where relevant
- Provide crisis management and preparedness updates to risk governance forums (e.g. SROC - Strategic Risk Oversight Committee, CRGA) as required, supporting effective oversight and decision-making
- Ensure crisis management practices align with agreed risk appetite, escalation thresholds, and reporting expectation
For complete job description and to apply, visit:
https://careers.spc.int/job/crisis-management-advisor-executive-management-noumea-new-caledonia-cr000588/e5eb24bc-5250-11f1-a4f6-024201c20d84