Emergency Planning Specialist

Wellington Free Ambulance’s vision is to be a trusted and reliable ambulance service that provides excellence in emergency response and connected services to move our communities to better health.

We’re the only emergency ambulance service for Greater Wellington and Wairarapa and proud of the place we hold in our communities, and the high-quality care that our people deliver every day. As well as providing emergency ambulance services, Wellington Free Ambulance also provides a Patient Transfer Service that transports patients to and from scheduled healthcare appointments, a Clinical Communications Centre answering 111 calls, and Event Medical support to a huge number of community, sporting and festival events. We also teach our communities lifesaving CPR skills through The Lloyd Morrison Foundation Heartbeat Programme.

Wellington Free Ambulance has been described as having a boutique feel due to the specific region we serve. Our region covers an area from Cook Strait in the south to just north of Waikanae around Peka Peka on the Kāpiti Coast. In the Wairarapa, our area goes as far north as Mt Bruce. In total, around 500,000 people call our region home. Thanks to our boutique feel, when you join you become part of our whānau and really do make a huge impact on our communities!

Wellington Free Ambulance is committed to building an inclusive workforce with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion to provide a stronger internal and external culture and to improve our organisational performance. We value and embrace differences in all people and encourage diverse ways of thinking and being.

About The Role

The Emergency Planning Specialist plays a key role in supporting the Emergency Planning Manager to ensure Wellington Free Ambulance maintains high-quality plans and resources for incidents that sit outside of routine ambulance operations.

This role provides specialist leadership, expert advice, and organisational coordination to enhance emergency preparedness, resilience, response capability, and business continuity across the organisation.

A core focus is developing and sustaining strong multi-agency partnerships, enabling effective collaboration with external stakeholders to deliver coordinated emergency preparedness and response outcomes.

Skills And Experience

• Proven experience in emergency management, ambulance operations, resilience, response coordination, or a related field
• Strong capability in emergency planning, business continuity, major incident management, and capability development
• Demonstrated ability to provide expert advice and influence stakeholders across an organisation
• Knowledge of New Zealand emergency management frameworks, including CDEM, CIMS, and relevant legislation
• A tertiary qualification in Emergency Management, Resilience, Risk Management, or a related discipline
• CIMS Level 4 qualification (or equivalent)
• A full New Zealand driver’s licence, with the ability to drive an ambulance under lights and sirens (or willingness to be assessed)
• At least 3-5 years’ relevant operational or emergency management experience

For Further Information, View The Job Description Here

Applications close 6 July 2026