Emergency Management Watch Officer

Ohio Department of Administrative Services•Columbus, OH

12h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of a team that operates on a 24/7 basis, requiring the formulation, revision, and implementation of policies and procedures to establish and maintain situational awareness for specific hazards, events, or disasters. The role involves creating protocols for acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating hazard or disaster information to state, local, and federal emergency response officials. Responsibilities include coordinating notifications and responses, developing analyses on disasters and potential hazards, collecting and analyzing disaster information from various resources, and monitoring informational databases to assess the impact of emergencies. The officer will collect disaster information via multiple communication mediums and disseminate situational awareness reports for the State of Ohio.

Requirements

36 mos. exp. conducting research & writing reports using operational, mathematical, analytical &/or statistical research techniques.
Completion of undergraduate core program in homeland security, political science, criminal justice, emergency management, public health, international affairs or related field; AND 12 mos. exp. conducting research & writing reports using operational, mathematical, analytical &/or statistical research techniques.
Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Responsibilities

Formulate, revise & implement policies & procedures that deal with establishing & maintaining situational awareness on a specific hazard, event or disaster for the receipt of time sensitive information.
Create policies & procedures to determine proper protocol for acquiring, analyzing & disseminating hazard or disaster information to state, local & federal emergency response & other officials.
Coordinate notification & response with local, state & federal emergency management & homeland security officials.
Develop analyses on all aspects of disasters & potential hazards.
Collect, research, & analyze disaster information from numerous resources to determine potential hazard level.
Develop, monitor, & analyze informational databases, spreadsheets, & reports to assess the magnitude & scope of impact of an emergency or disaster.
Collect relevant disaster information via telephone, written correspondence & other redundant communication mediums with State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) partners at all levels of government.
Monitor, collect, analyze, & disseminate situational awareness information & situational awareness reports (e.g., daily reports, Incident Reports & Advisories) for the State of Ohio.