ADMINISTRATOR I

Our mission is to proactively reduce disaster risks and reliably manager consequences through collaborative work with Maryland's communities and partners. 

NOTE: While the position is full-time day-shift under day-to-day conditions, it is subject to an on-call rotating schedule according to assignment within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in accordance with the Consequence Management Operations Plan (CMOP) to attend to all emergencies on a statewide 24/7 basis.

 

MEMA is the agency of State government with primary responsibility and authority for emergency preparedness policy, and for coordinating hazard mitigation, incident response, and disaster recovery, helping to ensure that all Marylanders are prepared, making Maryland more resilient.

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5401 Rue St Lo Drive
Reisterstown, MD 21136

NOTE: Position will be required to work in an emergency/disaster capacity according to assignment within the State Emergency Operations Structure (SEOC) and according to the Consequence Management Operations Plan (CMOP). This may involve working 12 hour shifts extended periods of time in support of 24 hour consequence management activities.

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is the agency of State government with primary responsibility and authority for emergency preparedness policy, and for coordinating hazard mitigation, incident response, and disaster recovery. MEMA works to ensure that all Marylanders are prepared, and to make Maryland more resilient. Emergency management project leads support MEMA's mission by supporting projects and programs which ultimately enhance preparedness for all Marylanders.

This position primarily reports to the MEMA School Emergency Management Project Manager and is responsible for supporting a variety of emergency management projects across a spectrum of subject areas. As an Emergency Management Specialist, the individual completes specific components of an overall project and completes tasks assigned by the Emergency Management Project Manager and Emergency Management Project Lead. This position serves in a support capacity in emergency management programs.

This position works closely with the Emergency Management Project Manager, Project Leads, agency stakeholders, and others at the direction of project managers in pursuit of a desired outcome. Emergency Management Specialist must be well versed in the subject matter and also capable working independently to complete tasks established by project managers and senior leadership. Emergency Management Specialists produce written work, ensuring that products are print-ready prior to submission to the project manager for final approval. The Emergency Management Specialist completes a variety of tasks in addition to producing written work including facilitating meetings, presenting to stakeholders, conducing analysis, developing presentations, and completing other tasks as assigned.

Examples of projects this position will support include contingency planning, training development/execution, exercise development/execution, strategic planning, policy development, implementation of technology solutions, community-outreach projects, and facility-specific projects.

In order to fulfill these responsibilities, this position requires strong communication, presentation, organizational, and writing skills.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a member of project teams
• Support MEMA’s internal capacity building and workforce development
• Support Maryland’s strategic goals and objectives for homeland security
• Emergency and Disaster response and recovery operations as needed and/or assigned by agency Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Directors, or Consequence Management Personnel

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Four years of experience in administrative staff or professional work.

Notes:

1. Additional experience in administrative staff or professional work may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university may be substituted at the rate of 30 semester credit hours on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management or related field
• One year of experience in Emergency Management or related field, Education, Instructional Design

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide complete and accurate information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after the above closing date.

To submit your qualifying documents; the preferred method is to upload them using the "other" tab on the online application.  We will not consider information submitted after the closing date of this announcement. 

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.

The online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If you are unable to apply online, you may mail a paper application and supplemental questionnaire to:    

     

MEMA - HR

ATTN: Kristi Metzger

5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive

Reisterstown, MD 21136

For more information, please call 410-517-3615.

MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

 

Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted.

 As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.