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About the Role

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is an emergency response entity. This role performs consultative services, technical assistance, documentation, and event planning work, involving planning, developing, and implementing agency programs. The position provides consultative services to various stakeholders on behalf of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, focusing on research, analysis, process development, and program assessment.

Responsibilities

Facilitates meetings and meets with staff to gather information for decision making to support the Office of the COO.
Composes, reviews, and edits documents, materials, white papers, research papers, meeting notes, and reports.
Obtains, documents, organizes, analyzes, integrates, publishes, and distributes data, guidance, operational concepts, methodologies, and strategies for emergency management objectives.
Conducts or participates in workshops, conventions, training sessions, specialized courses, public awareness activities, seminars, and exercises.
Compiles and analyzes data and reporting metrics.
Prepares and refines material for speeches and other public presentations, hearings, and outreach events.
Performs technical, training, research, planning, policy, process, program assessment, and administrative activities.
Plans and schedules documentation delivery, including duplication and distribution of documents and reports.
Prepares responses to correspondence, reports, surveys, questionnaires, and other requests for information.
Reviews, analyzes, edits, and summarizes documents, ensuring standardization and consistency.
Researches and provides feedback on new documentation tools and methods.
Ability to travel (including overnight) up to 10%.
Performs related work as assigned.
Maintains regular attendance and works extended hours when needed.
Attends work regularly and observes approved work hours.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communications or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three (3) years of related work experience.
Working knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly assimilate information related to TDEM, state and federal regulations, legislation, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Proficiency with utilized software and systems and ability to learn new software/systems.
Preferred major coursework in emergency management, public administration, public health, political science, criminal justice, homeland security, policy, or a related field.
Additional work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis (30 semester hours = 1 year).
A completed advanced degree may substitute for work experience.
Required to complete IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800 and FEMA Professional Development Series within twelve (12) months of employment.
All positions are security-sensitive.
Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation.
Employment is contingent upon verification of credentials and completion of a criminal history check.

Skills

Exceptional attention to detail
Good judgement
Poise
Tact
Diplomacy
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work under minimal supervision
Independent judgment
Working knowledge of TDEM, state and federal regulations, legislation, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Ability to understand and explain highly technical information and translate it into easily understandable language.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, working/professional relationships with internal/external customers.
Organization
Flexibility
Ability to effectively prioritize in a multi-demand and constantly changing environment.
Ability to meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy, timeliness, or professionalism.
Ability to construct and deliver clear, concise, and professional presentations.
Ability to access relevant information and utilize/present research and conclusions quickly and efficiently.
Ability to examine data/information, discern variations/similarities, identify trends, relationships and causal factors, grasp issues, draw accurate conclusions, and solve problems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Ability to responsibly handle sensitive situations and confidential information.
Adherence to applicable laws/statutes/policies related to access, maintenance, and dissemination of information.
Ability to always work in a safe manner, avoiding shortcuts with potential adverse results/risks.
Ability to comply with safety standards and best practices.
Availability for after-hour, holiday and weekend work, including twelve (12) hour shifts during State Operations Center activations.
Ability to travel in- or out-of-state by vehicle or other mode of transportation, sometimes overnight or for extended periods.

Location

Austin, Texas

Work Type

Staff
On-site

Experience Level

Senior
Three (3) years of related work experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communications or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary/Compensations

$6,642.56 monthly

About the Company

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is an emergency response entity.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.