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The City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) seeks a highly motivated candidate to serve as a Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) Emergency Management Planner. This is a position funded under the Department of Homeland Security’s RCPGP to enhance catastrophic preparedness in major urban areas. The position is currently funded for a three-year term, with continuation dependent on future grant awards.

Under the direction of the RCPGP Program Manager, the Emergency Management Planner will assist OEM in coordinating the City's homeland security and emergency management programs. OEM's Mission is to enhance the City of Boston and Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region's capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from major emergencies. Working in close partnership with Boston's public safety and public health agencies, OEM plans and prepares for emergencies, educates the public about preparedness, conducts trainings, exercises and drills, and performs other services to support the City and Region’s overall preparedness. OEM follows an all-hazards approach, preparing for emergencies of different types - whether they be natural or human-caused.

Responsibilities:

• Fulfills other OEM duties as assigned, including on-call shifts, and staffing of the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during an emergency or major planned event;
• Facilitates the successful completion of designated grant projects.
• Engages with partners including RCPGP entities and other regional partners (local, state and Federal representatives, as well as private/non-profit institutions).
• Supports the RCPGP disaster housing planning initiative coordinated by OEM.
• Assists with management of RCPGP projects and associated budgets.
• Serves as the liaison between Boston OEM, RCPGP entities, and other regional partners (local, state and Federal representatives, as well as private/non-profit institutions).
• Performs related work as required.
• Updates and develops relevant capability and needs assessments.
• Manages relevant committees and working groups to include the Regional Disaster Housing Committee.
• Ensures compliance with grant guidelines.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications:

• Ability to exercise sound judgement and focus on detail as required by the job.
• Applicant must have three (3) years of professional experience in disaster housing; recovery; or emergency management preparedness, planning, project management or other experience performing duties similar to those described above. Bachelor’s preferably in public administration, public policy, emergency management, planning or a related field degree may be substituted for 1 year of the required experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Communication (written and oral), organizational, and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of and experience applying emergency management principles and procedures.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience working with Federal, state and/or local emergency management or housing programs.
• Advanced degree or certification in Public Administration, Emergency Management, or similar field.
• 5 years of professional experience in in disaster housing; recovery; or emergency management preparedness, planning, project management or other experience performing duties similar to those described above.

Boston Residency Required.

CORI/SORI Required.

Terms:

Union/Grade/Salary Plan: Nonunion MO-8

Hours per week: 35

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