Jurisdictional Coordinator III

Jurisdictional Coordinator III

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level Masters Degree Travel Percentage None Category Other

Position Objective:
The Jurisdictional Coordinator III shall support the Operations Support Directorate (OSD) within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destructions Office (CWMD) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, expand, and/or maintain partnerships within the jurisdiction, to include federal, state, and local partners (e.g., public health, emergency management, law enforcement, environmental protection, first responders, military, etc.).
• Provide jurisdictional information, support, and response to Biodetection Program inquiries.
• Identify information sharing needs of the jurisdiction and coordinate with the Biodetection Program Office to make it available.
• Share jurisdictional best practices and lessons learned with the Government and other jurisdictional coordinators.
• Facilitate local Biodetection meetings to ensure accurate and adequate information flows between strategic and tactical aspects of the Biodetection Program.
• Report updates on significant jurisdictional activities to the Biodetection Program Office on a bi-weekly basis.
• Report any Biodetection incidents to the Biodetection Program Office within 24 hours of occurrence, including, but not limited to, system discrepancies and theft or loss of Biodetection-related equipment.
• Provide communications, planning, management, and consultation to local, state and federal staff, including laboratorians, epidemiologists, air quality technicians, emergency managers, emergency preparedness planners, and communicable disease and environmental health programs.
• Serve as primary liaison for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the jurisdiction(s) for program management, planning, portal, and training and exercise activities.
• Coordinate (and assist in developing) stakeholder plans, protocols, trainings, and exercises.
• Share insights, best practices, and lessons learned with program office and teammates.
• Identify information sharing needs of the jurisdiction and coordinate with the program office.
• Facilitate local meetings to ensure accurate and adequate information flows between strategic and operational components of the program.
• Oversee and coordinate special event deployments.
• Serve as jurisdictional subject matter expert for DHS CWMD engagement activities.
• Submit bi-weekly professional-looking reports on significant jurisdictional activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active, Secret clearance is required.
• US Citizenship required.
• Candidates must be able to pass a DHS Suitability Check.
• Doctorate or master's degree from an accredited university in public health or related fields such as biology epidemiology, environmental health or science, emergency management or industrial hygiene.
  • Doctorate degree requires five years relevant experience working in a local, state or federal public health or emergency management setting.
  • Master's degree requires ten years relevant experience working in a local, state, or federal public health or emergency management setting.
  • Bachelor's degree requires 15 years of relevant experience working in a local, state, or federal public health or emergency management setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrate high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.