Job Description

Competition # : 39956

Department: Municipal Affairs and Housing

Location: DARTMOUTH

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: \xe2\x80\x8b02-Aug-23 \xe2\x80\x8b (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Nova Scotia works in collaboration with other federal, and provincial departments, critical infrastructure partners, and Nova Scotian Municipalities to strengthen local and provincial emergency preparedness, through planning, training, and exercising.

About Our Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Planning and Preparedness within the Incident Management Division of NSEMO, the Emergency Management Planning Specialist supports the development and maintenance of the plans, policies, and procedures for the planning, preparedness, mitigation, response to, and recovery from emergencies requiring provincial, whole-of-government coordination. They brief senior leadership, provide policy research, and write numerous documents ranging from strategic plans to guidance documents.

Primary Accountabilities

The Emergency Management Planning Specialist provides research and jurisdictional scans, analyzes policy options, maintains awareness of best practices and emerging new approaches to emergency management, and makes recommendations to senior leadership. In this role, you will assist and collaborate with federal, provincial, municipal, and private-sector critical infrastructure partners to support their planning, preparation, response to, and recovery from emergencies and build community resilience.

Writing is a central component of this position, and the EM Planning Specialist will prepare documents including briefing notes, strategic plans, standard operating procedures, guidance, and analysis reports, with a high level of clarity and accuracy.

During emergencies, this position is part of the team that staffs the Provincial Coordination Centre through the response and recovery phase of the event. Once activated, the PCC can include over 100 emergency management representatives that will become part of the whole-of-government response.

Qualifications and Experience

This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a university degree plus seven (7) years of emergency management-related experience. A degree or diploma in Emergency Management, as well as CEM or AEM certification, would be considered an asset.

As the ideal candidate, you have previous experience in emergency response, preferably including participation in a Level 2 or Level 3 response of an Emergency Operations / Coordination Centre or Provincial Operations / Coordination Centre. You also possess exceptional writing skills and experience in writing documents in a government setting, including briefing materials, strategic plans, and policies. You also have strong research and communication skills, demonstrating confidence in compiling, analyzing, and presenting information to others. You have experience in stakeholder relations and collaboration and demonstrate effective and respectful cultural competence/skills working with diverse groups.

This position will require strong time management and project management skills and a desire to work collaboratively as part of a team focused on the continuous improvement of NSEMO\xe2\x80\x99s capacity to support emergency management in Nova Scotia.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of training, education, and experience will be considered. Related equivalencies may include, but are not limited to:

• A related master\xe2\x80\x99s degree and five (5) years of related experience
• A related 2-year diploma and nine (9) years of related experience

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application

Salary Information

PR 15 - PR 15

$2,746.69 - $3,348.16

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation, and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

This role is in a fast-paced environment that requires strong time management, project management, writing, research, and analytical skills. You may be working at your computer for extended periods of time and may be required to travel within the province on occasion to support the Training and Exercising Branch activities. There may be times when a quick turnaround on assigned work is required.

The normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day. During activations of the Provincial Coordination Centre, you may be required to work long hours including overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays, for which appropriate compensation is provided. There is a high volume of work and emergency response activities can result in mental pressure, requiring strong resilience skills.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career;
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies;
• Countless career paths;
• Department-specific flexible working schedules;
• Free parking on-site and free gym access.

Pay Grade: PR 15

Salary Range: $2,746.69 - $3,348.16 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.

Government of Nova Scotia