Emergency Management Specialist V - Diamond Head Crater - Kaimuki, Oahu

State of Hawai'i • Island of Oahu, HI

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The basic objectives of the State’s emergency management programs are to assist the State of Hawaii to prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. A position in this series is distinguished by its responsibilities for the preparation and planning for natural and human-caused incidents, emergencies, and disasters. Such responsibilities include the preparation and mitigation for emergencies and disasters, and/or the continuity or operational requirements to be implemented before, during, and after emergencies and disasters. Work duties include coordination of operations during emergencies and disasters, operating emergency centers, and evaluating disaster requirements provided by all State departments and County emergency management agencies. Responsibilities include budget; human resources; financial grants and awards management including procurement, purchasing, fiscal, compliance monitoring and reporting, adherence to regulations, policies and timelines, compliant human resources management; and the development of improved emergency management services for future responses. Level V serves as the senior-level emergency management specialist independently performing the most complex professional work in an emergency management program; serves as a project or team leader; or may supervise a staff of professional workers. Duties include facilitating programs, projects, and functions with other state agencies, local jurisdictions, federal agencies, private sector and other states and counties. The level V position in the Emergency Management Specialist (EMS) series also serves as a State Emergency Response Team (SERT) member during emergencies and disasters activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional emergency management experience in emergency management mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
• Legal Authorization to Work: Citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. This requirement will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary supervisory abilities and/or potential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating programs, projects, and functions with other state agencies, local jurisdictions, federal agencies, private sector and other states and counties.
• Serving as a State Emergency Response Team (SERT) member during emergencies and disasters activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).
• Coordination of operations during emergencies and disasters.
• Operating emergency centers.
• Evaluating disaster requirements provided by all State departments and County emergency management agencies.
• Budget management.
• Human resources management.
• Financial grants and awards management including procurement, purchasing, fiscal, compliance monitoring and reporting, adherence to regulations, policies and timelines.
• Development of improved emergency management services for future responses.
• Preparation and planning for natural and human-caused incidents, emergencies, and disasters.
• Preparation and mitigation for emergencies and disasters.
• Continuity or operational requirements to be implemented before, during, and after emergencies and disasters.
• Planning, training and exercise for operations of emergency management.
• Emergency responses, disaster recovery and mitigation requirements.
• Emergency warning and siren systems, telecommunications and logistics requirements.
• Implementation and maintenance of specific and interrelated portions of the State's emergency management plans in accordance with counties, state and federal laws and policies.
• Establishment and coordination of community agencies, public and private entities; and other organizations in emergency preparation, warning, sheltering and assistance services.
• Administrative actions including budget, grants management, financial services and human resources responsibilities.
• Other related emergency management professional requirements and tasks.
• Independently providing proficiency and competence in performing assigned tasks.
• Advising, facilitating, coordinating and assisting agencies and administrators to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
• Development, delivery and/or evaluation of emergency management plans, training, exercise and operations to improve readiness and response to minimize loss of life, property damage and environmental impacts.

Benefits

• Membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months.
• Eligibility to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.
• Rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position (with exceptions for reduction-in-force rights).
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior