Administrative Analyst II-Emergency Management Specialist II

Howard County:
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.

Howard County Government:
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the 2025 Howard County Government received a record-breaking 83 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) the most awards in the state of Maryland and the fifth highest in the nation as compared to more than 3000 counties. NACo Achievement Awards are the premier national honor to recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents improve existing programs upgrade working conditions and enhance citizen participation and public policy making.

What are we looking for
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.

What youll like most about working at Howard County Government:

• We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
• We have a highly talented diverse and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard but it will be encouraged!
• We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical retirement and wellness programs.
• As a member of the Howard County Government team youll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.

Include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Provides support and analysis in functional activities such as developing emergency plans; planning trainings and workshops; providing training and presentations; and collaborating with County community and regional partner agencies.
• Supervises and independently leads projects project teams groups and/or meetings.
• Independently developssolutions and examples; implements programs; develops policies and procedures; develops requests for proposals memorandums of understanding and other technical documents.
• Analyzes and evaluates current trends and best practices to identify hazards reduce vulnerability and improve emergency response.
• Serves in a staff role during Emergency Operations Center activations (EOC) or significant County events.
• Participates in the evaluation integration and operation of emergency management support tools and applications.
• Develops implements monitors and reports on projects to include those funded by grants.
• May manage logistics technology support and operations related to EOC posture as assigned.

Bachelors degree and two (2) years relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced academic degree in a related field.
• Experience in emergency management such as but not limited to planning training and exercisealert and warning communications and/or program/project management.
• Experience in local emergency management.
• Any relevant professional certifications: Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) Lean Six Sigma (any level) Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P) etc.

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee may be exposed to outside weather conditions such as but limited to wet humid extreme cold extreme heat conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme outdoor environments and high precarious places.
• Employees in this classification are occasionally required to wear personal protective equipment such as hearing protection hardhats safety glasses and/or goggles and respiratory protection and must complete required safety training. As such employees must be able to pass the medical evaluation required prior to respiratory protection fit testing.
• The noise level in the work environment is sometimes moderate.

• Knowledge of emergency management such as but not limited to planning training and exercisegrants/fiscal supportand/or program management.
• Exemplary professional writing communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience managing programs and projects with minimal oversight.
• Ability to lead/manage programs and supervise staff.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions percentages area circumference and volume.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to travel to and move around various sites independently to respond to and perform emergency management work attend various meetings and events and other related work.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.

Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.

At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.