Job Posting Title

Southeast Regional Coordinator

Agency

309 DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Supervisory Organization

OEM

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Salary up to $78,527.00 based on education and experience

Job Description

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Regional Coordinator Team Lead, the Regional Coordinator performs a full range of professional duties involving consultative services, technical planning expertise, and emergency assistance to local and tribal jurisdictions to promote organization and discipline in the event of a disaster or emergency. The primary role of this position is to support local and tribal entities in emergency management programs. Additionally, this position supports the State Emergency Operations Center with emergency response both in the office and in the field. This position will primarily operate in the field across Oklahoma.

 

Typical Functions

• Work with FEMA Program Delivery Managers, FEMA Specialists, and the OEM Divisions of Recovery, Resilience, Individual Assistance and Finance to assist in administering all grant programs across the agency.  

• Provide customer service, providing meetings with applicants along with FEMA personnel during a FEMA Presidential Declaration; organizes documentation regarding local resources and capabilities.

• Assist local, tribal, and state personnel conducting all Damage Assessments after disaster events.

• Support and document training and exercises.

• Collect documentation and assist with Fire Management Assistance Grants.

• During recovery field operations, assist with the FEMA grants program which includes the initial exploratory calls, applicant Recovery Scoping Meetings, documentation preparation, project development, assist with state permits, ensure the grant meets the federal required review process to grant obligation and attend the Recovery Transitional Meetings.

• Conduct small project validations with state, local, and tribal entities and helps to close projects.

• Provide technical assistance for software programs such WebEOC, FEMA Grants Portal, OKEMGrants, FEMAGo, and ARCGIS products and other applications as required.

• Provide technical assistance for functions including Advance of Funds, Alternate Projects, Improved Projects, Quarterly Reports, Time Extensions, Project change of Scope of Work, Large Project Close Out Requests.

• May be activated in various roles in the State Emergency Operations Center and/or in the field.

·         Provide technical planning expertise and assistance to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions on all phases of emergency management.

·         Assist local political subdivisions in developing and/or updating local Emergency Operations Plans (EOP's) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's); assists jurisdictions in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of EOP's, programs, and the performance of emergency management offices in accordance with state and federal standards.

·         Serve as a liaison to local and tribal jurisdictions for state emergency resources during disaster operations.

·         Assist local and tribal jurisdictions in developing Regional Strategic Plans to identify capability gaps and how to best close those gaps.

·         Meet with local and tribal officials and groups to explain the purposes and functions of disaster recovery planning and program implementation; assists state and local officials with specific disaster recovery related problems and issues.

·         Meet with local and tribal officials and groups to explain the purposes and functions of hazard mitigation planning and program implementation; assists state, local, and tribal officials with specific hazard mitigation related problems and issues.

·         Work with local and tribal governments to determine training, exercise, and planning needs. Coordinate training in basic emergency management skills; performs public relatio