Duties Description The incumbent of this position will report to the Emergency Preparedness Initiatives unit (EPI) within the Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
• Assist in ensuring that employees in state transportation hubs are prepared to deal with a variety of emergency situations that could arise.
• Oversee instructors, manage an instruction program to transportation hub employees in the area of terrorism awareness, and may act as an instructor as needed.
• Organize, evaluate, and comment on homeland security, emergency services, and public safety programs and studies regarding transportation hub safety, security and risk conducted by state and national governments and public/non-profit/private sector organizations.
• Manage and conduct site/field visits to gather information relevant to program operations and initiatives.
• Direct, plan, organize, and conduct comprehensive research on homeland security, public security, and emergency management trends at the state, federal and international levels, interacting extensively with agency representatives, subject matter experts, advisory services and legal resources, as relevant.
• Draft preliminary reports and recommendations based on gathered information.
• Promote and publicize the overall and targeted transportation hub safety, security and risk management programs offered by Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES).
• Conduct community relations/awareness security programs to a diverse population, develop and prepare materials for distribution.
• Collaborate with senior staff and program staff to develop, manage and execute strategic plans, operational concepts, policies, protocols and processes.
• Act as liaison between DHSES and partner agencies in matters relating to DHSES coordinative initiatives; provide guidance and training to stakeholders.
• Manage projects with moderate risk and complexity.
• Prepare project status reports and communicate progress with stakeholders.
• Assign, prioritize, review and evaluate of work of subordinates professional/support staff.
• Perform supervisory administrative functions as appropriate.
• Support the emergency functions of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC).
• Perform other duties as assigned that are in support of the mission or other program areas.
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle is required.
• Travel may be required, up to 20%.
Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE
One year of permanent service as a Homeland Security Program Analyst 1; OR bachelor's degree and three years of experience in intelligence analysis, homeland security, counter terrorism, emergency preparedness analysis and assessment, or investigations.
A master's degree may substitute for one year of the experience.