Emergency Management Specialist

This position is open for current Regular Full Time Charleston County Employees Only.

Employees independently perform a variety of emergency management duties including program development, analytics, planning, training coordination, and response operations. Work involves applying professional judgment and specialized knowledge to carry out assigned projects and functions. Employees in this job series level are expected to operate with general supervision and may serve as project leads for specific programs or operational areas. Receives general supervision from the Deputy Director, and Director.

While this position is expected to work in areas across the department, their primary focus will be in the area of emergency management plan development, maintenance, and implementation. Successful candidates should have a strong background in this.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED – APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

• Leads tasks to support the department and division leadership in conducting research, reviewing policies, procedures, and developing talking points on special emergency management related issues.
• Maintain emergency contact rosters, take meeting notes, develop surveys, and other administrative items as required.
• Support working groups, steering committees, task forces, and other multijurisdictional collaboration forums.
• Leads tasks to support Tri-County emergency management initiatives and projects.

• Leads tasks in the development and update the County’s Emergency Operations Plan, functional, and hazard specific annexes.
• Leads tasks in the development and maintenance of the County’s Emergency Shelter Plan.
• Support annual plan reviews and updates, EMAP alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Leads tasks in the development of all-hazard plans, Incident Action Plans (IAPs), procedures, checklists, and job aids.

• Leads tasks for the development of vulnerability and consequence assessments to identify and evaluate risks to critical infrastructure, outline mitigation strategies for both physical and cyber threats.
• Leads tasks for the development and implementation of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and the Hazard Mitigation Plan.

• Deploy to emergency sites to help provide critical services to the public, businesses, and visitors including emergency shelters, point of distribution (PODs), staging areas, disaster supply warehouse, disaster recovery centers, and other support centers.
• Supports the operational readiness and deployment capability of the Unified Mobile Command Unit (UMC) and other assigned field assets.
• Serve as a member of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team during activations.
• Support the delivery of emergency supplies and equipment to emergency sites.
• Conduct damage assessments, post disaster canvassing, donations and volunteer management, and other emergency functions as assigned.
• Support and help maintain Emergency Management’s fleet, communications, and other specialized equipment.

• Supports the design and coordination of training and exercise events.
• Evaluate and assess training and exercises by supporting the development of AAR/IPs.

• Enhance awareness and preparedness among citizens and visitors by developing and conducting preparedness presentations for vulnerable populations, neighborhood organizations, civic groups, and private and public organizations.
• Assist in developing, designing and writing articles, news releases, flyers, and newsletters to promote emergency preparedness; assist in maintaining and updating communications including, email lists, social media, website, and other external communications.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Homeland Security, Political Science, or related field.
• Work experience in the emergency management, public safety, or related field.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft 365 and familiarity with EOC technology tools and mass notification…