Emergency Management Planning Specialist

3 weeks ago

Dartmouth, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Municipal Affairs and Housing

**Location**:DARTMOUTH

**Type of Employment**:Permanent

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:02-Aug-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office (NSEMO) works in collaboration with other federal, and provincial departments, critical infrastructure partners, and Nova Scotian Municipalities to strengthen local and provincial emergency preparedness, through planning, training, and exercising.

**About Our Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of Planning and Preparedness within the Incident Management Division of NSEMO, the Emergency Management Planning Specialist supports the development and maintenance of the plans, policies, and procedures for the planning, preparedness, mitigation, response to, and recovery from emergencies requiring provincial, whole-of-government coordination. They brief senior leadership, provide policy research, and write numerous documents ranging from strategic plans to guidance documents.

**Primary Accountabilities**:
The Emergency Management Planning Specialist provides research and jurisdictional scans, analyzes policy options, maintains awareness of best practices and emerging new approaches to emergency management, and makes recommendations to senior leadership. In this role, you will assist and collaborate with federal, provincial, municipal, and private-sector critical infrastructure partners to support their planning, preparation, response to, and recovery from emergencies and build community resilience.

Writing is a central component of this position, and the EM Planning Specialist will prepare documents including briefing notes, strategic plans, standard operating procedures, guidance, and analysis reports, with a high level of clarity and accuracy.

During emergencies, this position is part of the team that staffs the Provincial Coordination Centre through the response and recovery phase of the event. Once activated, the PCC can include over 100 emergency management representatives that will become part of the whole-of-government response.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a university degree plus seven (7) years of emergency management-related experience. A degree or diploma in Emergency Management, as well as CEM or AEM certification, would be considered an asset.

This position will require strong time management and project management skills and a desire to work collaboratively as part of a team focused on the continuous improvement of NSEMO’s capacity to support emergency management in Nova Scotia.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, interview(s), and reference checks.

**Equivalency**:
An equivalent combination of training, education, and experience will be considered. Related equivalencies may include, but are not limited to:

- A related master’s degree and five (5) years of related experience
- A related 2-year diploma and nine (9) years of related experience

**Salary Information**:
PR 15 - PR 15

$2,746.69 - $3,348.16

**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation, and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

**Working Conditions**:
This role is in a fast-paced environment that requires strong time management, project management, writing, research, and analytical skills. You may be working at your computer for extended periods of time and may be required to travel within the province on occasion to support the Training and Exercising Branch activities. There may be times when a quick turnaround on assigned work is required.

The normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day. During activations of the Provincial Coordination Centre, you may be required to work long hours including overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays, for which appropriate compensation is provided. There is a high volume of work and emergency response activities can result in mental pressure, requiring strong resilience skills.

**What We Offer**:

- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career;
- Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies;
- Countless career paths;
- Department-specific flexible working schedules;
- Free parking on-site and free gym access.

**Pay Grade**: PR 15

**Salary Range**: $2,746.69 - $3,348.16 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:

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