STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ASSISTANT CHIEF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST
Class Code: 0265-23
Date Established: 12-06-93
Occupational Code: 7-5-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist the Chief Emergency
Management Specialist in supervising the operations of a section within the
Office of Emergency Management with responsibility for coordinating program
objectives, policies and procedures.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises the
section staff in the absence of the section chief including training, coaching,
observing and evaluating their work performances.
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Assists both risk and
host communities in the development, implementation, updating and exercising of
their emergency management plans.
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Coordinates
communications capabilities of emergency response activities at state and local
levels for technical accuracy and compatibility relating to alert and
notification systems.
·
Schedules, conducts
and coordinates training programs with other agencies for emergency related
activities affecting state and local emergency response personnel.
·
Assesses the
availability of state and local emergency management resources to meet both
statutory requirements and federal regulations.
·
Supervises the
monitoring and coordination of the Vermont Yankee and Seabrook Station portion
of the NH Radiological Emergency Response Plan.
·
Acts under the
section chief to implement the Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement (CCA) within
the agency and to assist in the CCA negotiations with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to provide federal funding for emergency functions.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from
a recognized college or university with major study in business or public
administration, public relations, government, economics, statistics or a field
related to emergency management.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years experience in emergency
management activities requiring the development, coordination and
implementation of emergency plans, at least three years of which shall have
been in administrative work requiring considerable contact with the
public. Each additional year of
approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education.
License/Certification: Must be eligible to hold a New
Hampshire driver's license and/or have access to transportation for use in
statewide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Assistant Chief Emergency Management Specialist applicants must
successfully participate in a structured interview measuring possession of
knowledge, skills and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job
performance by this class specification.
The structured interview is developed and administered, according to
Division of Personnel guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in
which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of methods of
organization, planning, management and supervision. Considerable knowledge of governmental structures and
resources. Knowledge of teaching
and training methodology.
Knowledge of radiological detection and decontamination processes and
techniques. Knowledge of group
dynamics. Knowledge of the
background and objectives of federal, state and local emergency management
programs. Knowledge of the use of
the facilities and systems required in controlled operations. Knowledge of radioisotopes and their
presence in and effect on air, water, soil and organisms. Ability to supervise professional
employees involved in emergency management planning and response. Ability to plan and organize programs
through the use of volunteers.
Ability to obtain data and write reports. Ability to obtain data and write reports. Ability to plan and direct the use of
resources and manpower. Ability to
evaluate situations and make decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with federal, state and municipal officials, co-workers and the
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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