Christopher Bence Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Manager Authorised Officers and Incident Response plays a key role in running the V/Line Authorised Officer and Incident Response Department and the development and implementation of operational plans, procedures and instructions ensuring compliance with legislative obligations. The position is tasked with supporting rail service delivery and internal and external stakeholder safety and security across the V/Line rail network through the deployment of shift-based teams focused on fare compliance, security and incident response.

628 Bourke Street, Melbourne

The Resilience Coordinator's role is to ensure V/Line complies with its emergency management responsibilities as an operator of vital critical infrastructure, and Part 7A requirements outlined in the the Victorian Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy.

Melbourne, Australia

The Incident Response Manager supports PTV in the delivery of business and corporate objectives specifically in the areas of emergency planning, response, relief and recovery. The role manages the Incident Management Team with the primary objective of maintaining PTV preparedness to efficiently manage and respond to emergency incidents, and to ensure it meets legislative obligations under the Victorian Emergency Management Arrangements.

Melbourne, Australia

The State Emergency Response Coordination Division is the pre-eminent area within Victoria Police for oversight of the State’s emergency coordination function. As a manager at this division I assumed the role of Senior Police Liaison Officer during significant emergency events in Victoria; managed the organisations emergency management enterprise risk, and worked closely with regional areas to ensure readiness leading into periods of high fire danger.

Warrnambool

Managed a diverse range of work groups including: police prosecutions, sexual offence investigation; general crime investigation; intelligence and drug tasking unit that serviced five local government areas in south-west Victoria. Portfolio manager coordinating the police response and preparedness activities in relation to man-made and natural disasters and extreme weather events.

Victoria Police Crime Department

Workgroup manager responsible for supervising teams tasked with investigating organised crime and long term missing persons. Project Manager tasked with delivering business functions in relation to the management of high risk covert operations.

United Nations Mission In Timor-Leste (Unmit)

For an eight month period I performed the role of Director of the Strategic Information Department with the United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste, and then acted as a specialist advisor to the Police National Timor Leste crime investigation unit.

Graduate Certificate In Management

Bachelor Social Science (Emergency Management)