Hazard Mitigation & Grants Planner

State of Georgia; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Georgia, through its Emergency Management and Homeland Security agency, is seeking a Hazard Mitigation Planner for a time-limited grant-funded role. The position involves preparing hazard mitigation and related plans, developing grant proposals, and supporting disaster response and recovery efforts.

Responsibilities include coordinating with federal, state, and local partners, updating the Hazard Mitigation Strategy, and ensuring grant applications are complete and submitted on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, planning, public administration, or a related field.
• One year of experience in planning, grants management, public funds administration, or a related area.
• Equivalent mix of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between GEMA/HS and federal, state, and local agencies to review hazard mitigation plans for FEMA and GEMA/HS.
• Assist with updating the State Hazard Mitigation Strategy and other planning requirements.
• Review local hazard mitigation plans for consistency with federal requirements prior to FEMA submission.

Skills

Excellent writing and communication

Problem analysis

Grant requirements knowledge

Systems: FEMAGo/EMGrants

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management or related field

Tools

FEMAGo

EMGrants

MS Word

Excel

Adobe

Job description

The State of Georgia, through its Emergency Management and Homeland Security agency, is seeking a Hazard Mitigation Planner for a time-limited grant-funded role. The position involves preparing hazard mitigation and related plans, developing grant proposals, and supporting disaster response and recovery efforts.

Responsibilities include coordinating with federal, state, and local partners, updating the Hazard Mitigation Strategy, and ensuring grant applications are complete and submitted on