Disaster Response and Recovery Officer #00158

DHRM • Salem, VA

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About The Position

The Disaster Response and Recovery Officer provides routine, direct, comprehensive, hands-on all-hazards emergency management support to assigned localities under the direction of the Chief Regional Coordinator. As a representative of VDEM and liaison for state and regional stakeholders, the officer helps ensure adequate emergency management support for localities and field-level state agency activities, coordinating related programs in alignment with VDEM’s mission and the Commonwealth’s Emergency Management system.

The role coordinates, delivers, monitors, and supports compliance activities for emergency management programs in assigned localities. It provides planning, training, exercises, and fiscal and operational guidance across all phases of emergency management: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Because the role includes emergency response duties, the employee must be able to reach the region within 30 minutes. VDEM employees are essential personnel and may be required to work during emergencies, including inclement weather and natural or man-made disasters, as directed. This may involve irregular work hours, locations other than the official duty station, and duties beyond those specified in the employee’s official EWP.

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of the roles of state, local, and federal governments in emergencies.
• Knowledge of emergency response programs.
• Demonstrated skill in managing and evaluating emergency management programs.
• Ability to direct planning, safety, and field operations activities.
• Ability to accurately assess potential emergency situations and make decisions in high-stress environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal program regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Skill in building rapport, consensus, and collaboration across regional, state, and local stakeholders.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to adapt to fluctuations and changes in program activities.
• Knowledge of program management and program methodology.
• Ability to reach the region within 30 minutes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in emergency management, incident management systems, and disaster response in field disaster operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, hands-on all-hazards emergency management support to assigned localities under the direction of the Chief Regional Coordinator.
• Represent VDEM and serve as a liaison for state and regional stakeholders.
• Coordinate integration of related program activities to support localities and field-level state agency activities.
• Coordinate, deliver, monitor, and support compliance activities for emergency management programs in assigned localities.
• Provide planning, training, exercise, fiscal, and operational guidance for all phases of emergency management.
• Respond to emergencies as directed, including working irregular hours or at locations other than the official duty station.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed