Southeast Emergency Programs Specialist

State of North Carolina•51 Duplin, NC

12d•$55,221 - $68,000•Remote

About The Position

The Specialist's goal is to raise awareness, provide subject matter expertise, and promote whole-community efforts in animal and agriculture disaster prevention, protection, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This position supports strategies and activities that assess risks to animals, public health, agriculture, and food systems, along with efforts to enhance response capacity both within and outside their region, as assigned. This may include, but is not limited to, conducting site visits and risk assessments; developing community risk profiles; developing work relationships, and collaborating with government, non-government, private, and industry stakeholders; providing recommendations and best practices to stakeholders; developing and offering education and training to enhance agricultural and animal emergency preparedness; responding to emergencies and disasters as a member of the Department's agriculture incident management team; and inspecting animal contact exhibits at agricultural fairs. This position requires participation in training and related activities necessary to obtain qualifications to serve on the Department’s agriculture incident management team or as an agency representative for multi-agency coordination. This position is home-based, and a State Vehicle will be provided. Candidate must reside in or adjacent to the counties served or be willing to relocate at their own expense.

Requirements

Knowledge of local, state, and federal agencies and authorities governing agriculture and/or animal emergency response, including national emergency management best practices and protocols, such as the National Incident Management System.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships while communicating politely, courteously, and cooperatively with internal and external stakeholders, even in stressful situations such as during a disaster response.
Ability to present and communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including incident reports and technical topics, to individuals or groups.
Knowledge of agriculture industry practices and operations.
Completion of ICS training: ICS-100: Introduction to ICS; ICS-200: Basic ICS; ICS-300: Intermediate ICS; ICS-400: Advanced ICS; IS-700b: Introduction to NIMS; IS-800b: National Response Framework, An Introduction; Livestock in Disasters IS 0111.a
Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture, agri-business, science, biology, safety, emergency management or related field, and two years of experience in emergency management response or animal health related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Conducting site visits and risk assessments
Developing community risk profiles
Developing work relationships, and collaborating with government, non-government, private, and industry stakeholders
Providing recommendations and best practices to stakeholders
Developing and offering education and training to enhance agricultural and animal emergency preparedness
Responding to emergencies and disasters as a member of the Department's agriculture incident management team
Inspecting animal contact exhibits at agricultural fairs
Participating in training and related activities necessary to obtain qualifications to serve on the Department’s agriculture incident management team or as an agency representative for multi-agency coordination