Emergency Management Specialist Jobs

About The Position

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.
• Serve in a staff role during EOC activations or significant County events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• health, dental, and prescription plans
• tuition remission
• paid leave (up to 8 days of prorated leave and 14-15 holidays per contract period)