Office Manager (2 Opportunities)

                                                                                                           

 

Competition # : 46794 

Department: Emergency Management

Location: DARTMOUTH

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG 

Closing Date: 28-Aug-25  (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

 

About Us

The Department of Emergency Management is responsible for leading disaster and emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery activities on behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia.  The objective of the Department is to ensure that Nova Scotians are safe, prepared and resilient in the face of disasters and emergencies. The Department leads the coordination and co-operation of partners and resources during provincial level critical incidents, supports municipal and other partners in regional level and local events, administers the province’s 911 service, maintains critical communications infrastructure and supports operations of our regional emergency management centres.  The Department also works to ensure critical government services continue to function during and after critical events. 

 

Provincial Incident Management & 911 Branch is dedicated to ensuring the safety and resilience of our province by:

 

• Rapidly responding to emergencies and coordinating resources
• Setting standards in the provincial emergency management program for training and exercising
• Effectively managing incidents to minimize impact and restore normalcy as quickly as possible.
• Management of the emergency 911 system.

 

The Regional Operations and Infrastructure Branch

The Regional Operations and Infrastructure Branch enhances the safety and resilience of our Province by:

• Strengthening critical communications infrastructure through the establishment and oversight of the Public Safety Field Communications Agency.  The Agency’s mission is to create a Centre of Excellence in the delivery of public safety communications, dispatch, and related technologies across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada
• Establishing and maintaining Regional Emergency Operations Centres (REOCs) in 6 regions in Nova Scotia. The REOCs provide leadership in building regional emergency operations networks; ensuring collaborative efforts around emergency planning, training and exercising and developing regional plans for equipment and stores to support emergency response
• Coordinating response to regional emergencies
• Strengthening local and regional emergency preparedness through outreach and education to Nova Scotians at community events, schools, organizations, and through information sessions
• Fostering strong collaboration, communication, and emergency management planning with regional partners, including the development and coordination of regional Nova Scotia Guard networks
• Providing information to the Provincial Coordination Centre and the 24/7 Watch Desk staff to ensure real-time situational awareness, coordination, and support during emergencies and actioning critical information received from the Provincial Coordination Centre in the regions 

About Our Opportunity

The Department currently has two opportunities available - the Office Manager will support the management teams of either the Provincial Incident Management & 911 branch or the Regional Operations and Infrastructure branch and will perform a wide range of complex officer manager and admin support duties of a confidential nature that require good judgment and attention to detail.

 

The successful candidate will work under minimal direction and have a very good knowledge of office practices and procedures and a comprehensive knowledge of departmental functions.

Primary Accountabilities

The Office Manager provides office management support for the branch and reports to the Executive Director. Some key responsibilities include:

• Manages calendar appointments and assesses issues, gauging urgency and reviewing priorities and previous commitments to address scheduling conflicts.