Regional Field Officer

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 63453
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Location: 1 x East Central Region (Edmonton, Camrose, Vegreville, Wainwright and surrounding area) and 1 x Red Deer (and surrounding area)
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 24, 2024
Classification: Program Services 4 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,757.39 to $3,604.17 bi-weekly ($71,967 - $94,068/year)

The Public Safety and Emergency Services, under the authority of the Emergency Management Act, leads the coordination and co-operation of all organizations involved in emergencies and disasters. This includes emergency and disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.

The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) is accountable and responsible to the GoA, to Albertans, to their communities, and to industry for the protection of people, their property, and the environment from the effects of emergency events. Alberta relies on a decentralized “system” for managing the various types of emergency events that occur every year. The AEMA accomplishes its objectives by leading the co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation between all entities involved in prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery activities within this diverse system.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The AEMA Field Officer (FO) is the primary interface between the programs administered by the AEMA and AEMA's stakeholders; including, but not limited to, municipalities, First Nation communities, Metis Settlements and elected officials. FOs provide the critical link between the public safety system stakeholders responsible for direct management of emergency incidents (local authorities) and the AEMA, which is responsible for coordinating provincial level support to those local/regional stakeholders.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Provide advice and expertise to local authorities to inform and support their ability to effectively execute their emergency management responsibilities.
- Monitor, Liaise and provide advice on emergency plans to sustain a consistent standard of public safety system preparedness in alignment with legislated requirements and leading practice.
- Inform, coordinate and delivery training on a variety of emergency management topics across the region to enhance capacity and competency of communities.
- Provide guidance on accessing grant programs to financially support local and regional emergency management initiatives as a way of strengthening the public service system across Alberta.
- Promote and deliver public education initiatives across the regions to increase public awareness and readiness across the province.
- Support the Manager, Field Operations, and Manager, First Nations Field Operations to achieve the goals of the units and inform planning and reporting.

Your assigned provincial region typically contains 40 to 60 municipalities and Metis Settlements in a mix of rural and urban settings. This role may also be expected to provide service anywhere within the province based on need and specific expertise.

Strong collaboration and communication are necessary in order to develop shared situational awareness of ongoing provincial disasters and emergency events with a wide range of public safety stakeholders. Superior network development skills are crucial in developing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Stand by on-call duties are completed in rotation with other regional and First Nations Field Officers.

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**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

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**Qualifications**:
**Required**:

- University education in a related field (Emergency Management, Public Administration, General Management or Emergency Services Administration).
- 4 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.
- Cover Letter.

**Equivalencies**:

- 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
- 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

**Assets**:

- Experience working in public or private setting in a field involving operational and tactical level emergency management.
- Incident Command System (ICS) 400 qualified; or able to achieve qualification within one-year of assuming position.
- Minimum Class 5 driver's license and able to provide a clear driver abstract.
- ICS Train the Trainer Courses.
- Business Continuity Training and Certification.
- Certified Emergency Manager / Associate Emergency Manager Qualifications.
- Experience with Incident Command System (ICS) in an operational setting.
- Demonstrated experience involving operational