EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST VI - DIAMOND HEAD CRATER - KAIMUKI, OAHU

State of Hawai'i; Hawaii; On-site; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

The State of Hawai'i, Department of Defense, HI-EMA, seeks an experienced Level VI Emergency Management Specialist to lead a component of the state's emergency management program. This role plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates activities during emergencies, including SEOC activations as part of the State Emergency Response Team.

Responsibilities include coordinating operations, operating emergency centers, and updating plans, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 4.5 years of progressively responsible professional emergency management experience including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Experience in planning, training, and exercises for emergency operations.
• Experience with emergency warning systems, siren and logistics requirements.
• Administration including budget, grants management, financial services and HR responsibilities.
• Strong ability to advise, coordinate, and assist agencies to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
• At least one year of experience at or equivalent to Emergency Management Specialist V level.
• Driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Level VI serves as a section lead planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating a component of the state’s emergency management program.
• Coordinate operations during emergencies and disasters; operate emergency centers.
• Review and update program plans, policies, procedures, guides, and checklists.
• Serve as a State Emergency Response Team (SERT) member during activations of the SEOC.
• Oversee budget, grants management, financial services, and HR tasks; ensure compliance and reporting.

Skills

Emergency management experience

Planning and training

Disaster response and recovery

Budget & grants management

Supervisory aptitude

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Recruitment Number 26-0243

This recruitment is being conducted to fill a current permanent, full-time vacancy position with the Department of Defense, State of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA).

Recruitment Details

This job posting will remain open until 55 applications are received.

Salary: $6,728 to $8,187 per month (SR-26, Step D to I)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

Role Overview

The basic objectives of the State’s emergency management programs are to assist the State of Hawaii to prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. A position in this series is distinguished by its responsibilities for the preparation and planning for natural and human-caused incidents, emergencies, and disasters. Such responsibilities include the preparation and mitigation for emergencies and disasters, and/or the continuity or operational requirements to be implemented before, during, and after emergencies and disasters.

Work duties include coordination of operations during emergencies and disasters, operating emergency centers, and evaluating disaster requirements provided by all State departments and County emergency management agencies. Responsibilities include budget; human resources; financial grants and awards management including procurement, purchasing, fiscal, compliance monitoring and reporting, adherence to regulations, policies and timelines, compliant human resources management; and the development of improved emergency management services for future responses.

Level VI Responsibilities

Level VI serves as a section lead which plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates a component of the state’s emergency management program of moderate size, scope, and complexity. This level reflects responsibility for the overall conduct of a section whose primary operations are focused on a single area of the emergency management program; reviews and analyzes program requirements and needs; and updates program or emergency documentation including plans, policies, procedures, guides, and checklist.

The level VI position in the Emergency Management Specialist (EMS) series also serves as a State Emergency Response Team (SERT) member during emergencies and disasters activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).

Required Qualifications

• Legal Authorization to Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Basic Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Specialized Experience: Four and one-half (4-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional emergency management experience in emergency management mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery which included the preparation, advisement or performing activities pertaining to:
• Planning, training and exercise for operations of emergency management
• The emergency responses, disaster recovery and mitigation requirements
• The emergency warning and siren systems, telecommunications and logistics requirements
• The implementation and maintenance of specific and interrelated portions of the State's emergency management plans in accordance with counties, state and federal laws and policies
• The establishment and coordination of community agencies, public and private entities; and other organizations in emergency preparation, warning, sheltering and assistance services
• Administrative actions including budget, grants management, financial services and human resources responsibilities
• Other related emergency management professional requirements and tasks
• Experience must also show actual involvement in and responsibility for:
• Independently providing proficiency and competence in performing assigned tasks
• Advising, facilitating, coordinating and assisting agencies and administrators to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters
• Development, delivery and/or evaluation of emergency management plans, training, exercise and operations to improve readiness and response to minimize loss of life, property damage and environmental impacts
• At least one year of the experience must have been comparable to the fully independent Emergency Management Specialist V level in State service.
• Supervisory Aptitude: Supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. This requirement will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary supervisory abilities and/or potential.
• Driver's License: Applicants must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Special Requirement: Some positions require the ability to lift and carry items of various weights, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply. Please review the Substitutions carefully.

Additional Information

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808-587-1111 for assistance.

Benefits

• PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM: The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please click: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Notification & Testing

The Department of Human Resources Development (HRD) will use electronic mail (email) to notify applicants of important information relating to the status and processing of their applications as part of our ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiency, promote the conservation of green resources, and minimize delays and costs.

Please ensure that the email address and contact information you provide is current, secure, and readily accessible to you. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails or fail to check your email-box in a timely manner. In addition, please be aware that you may no longer receive notification about applications submitted if you choose to disable the Job Application Emails feature in your Account Settings.

The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held.

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing is a requirement, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this required phase of the selection process.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of application.

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