Emergency Management Specialist, Howard County, Contingent II contractual

University of Baltimore•Baltimore, MD

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Management Specialist position is a critical role within the Howard County Office of Emergency Management. This full-time position is dedicated to supporting County preparation for all-hazards events and disasters through comprehensive planning, outreach, training, and exercise initiatives. The role involves administrative and program support, applying emergency management principles to areas such as Alert and Warning, Continuity, Corrective Actions, Finance, Logistics, Mitigation, Operations, Outreach, Planning, and Training and Exercise. The specialist will analyze trends, develop policies, and support emergency plans and workshops. Project management is a key function, including the development and monitoring of grant-funded projects. The position also involves serving in a staff role during Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations or significant County events. This is a contract position supervised daily by the Senior Emergency Management Specialist and reports to offices in Howard County, MD.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
3 years of professional experience, including at least one year in emergency management, public health, or public policy
Exceptional writing, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Experience with public speaking and performing outreach activities.
Research, planning, and project management experience, with emphasis on local emergency management practices.
Ability to work well both independently and in a group setting, with a proven ability to collaborate with diverse groups.
Strong interpersonal communication skills with strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
2+ years of professional emergency management experience

Responsibilities

Apply the principles and practices of emergency management to perform intermediate professional administrative and program support with a focus on Alert and Warning, Continuity, Corrective Actions, Finance, Logistics, Mitigation, Operations, Outreach, Planning, and Training and Exercise.
Prepare draft solutions and examples; implement programs; develop policies and procedures; develop requests for proposals, memorandums of understanding, and other technical documents.
Analyze and evaluate current trends and best practices to identify hazards, reduce vulnerability, and improve emergency response.
Provide support and analysis in functional activities such as developing emergency plans; planning trainings and workshops; providing training and presentations; and collaborating with internal and external County and regional partner agencies.
Participate in the evaluation, integration, and operation of emergency management support tools and applications.
Develop, implement, monitor, and report on projects to include those funded by grants.
Supervise and/or facilitate projects, project teams, groups and/or meetings.
Monitor deliverables and timelines to ensure that objectives are met.
Analyze and evaluate current trends and best practices to identify hazards, reduce vulnerability, and improve emergency response.
Prepare draft solutions and examples; implement programs; develop policies and procedures.
Serve in a staff role during EOC activations or significant County events.
Other duties as assigned.