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Crisis Management Advisor
Organization Pacific CommunityLocation New Caledonia (France)Type FULL TIMEPosted 18 May 2026Deadline 14 Jun 2026
Program/Project ManagementDisaster Management
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**Description**
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 expectations
- Support to ongoing relationships with embassies, consulates, government agencies, and NGOs and partners for coordinated crisis response where appropriate
**Provide for Learning and Continuous Improvement**
- Coordinate after action reviews following crises or significant disruptions, ensuring lessons learned are documented, tracked, and actioned
- Embed learning into crisis management, business continuity, and risk management practices, and support organisational learning across divisions
**Strengthened Capability Building, Advisory Support**
- Design and coordinate crisis management and business continuity training, simulations, and exercises in collaboration with HR, security, and risk functions
- Advise managers, directors, and risk champions on crisis preparedness and risk-based decision making in high uncertainty contexts
- Promote a consistent organisational narrative on crisis readiness, proportionality, and stewardship, aligned with SPC values
- Provide crisis management leadership and operational coherence
For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please **refer to the online job description**.
**Key selection criteria**
**Qualifications**
- Postgraduate degree in Emergency Management, Security/Risk Management, or a related field, or equivalent body of knowledge and experience
**Technical expertise**
- At least 10 years of professional demonstrated experience, including 5 years at a senior advisory or coordination level in emergency management, or organisational resilience
- Demonstrated experience in crisis management, security, business c
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