Jurisdictional Coordinator III (49697)

Position Objective: The Jurisdictional Coordinator III shall support the Operations Support Directorate (OSD) within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destructions Office (CWMD) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop expand and/or maintain partnerships within the jurisdiction to include federal state and local partners ( health emergency management law enforcement environmental protection first responders military etc.).
• Provide jurisdictional information support and response to Biodetection Program inquiries.
• Identify information sharing needs of the jurisdiction and coordinate with the Biodetection Program Office to make it available.
• Share jurisdictional best practices and lessons learned with the Government and other jurisdictional coordinators.
• Facilitate local Biodetection meetings to ensure accurate and adequate information flows between strategic and tactical aspects of the Biodetection Program.
• Report updates on significant jurisdictional activities to the Biodetection Program Office on a bi-weekly basis.
• Report any Biodetection incidents to the Biodetection Program Office within 24 hours of occurrence including but not limited to system discrepancies and theft or loss of Biodetection-related equipment.
• Provide communications planning management and consultation to local state and federal staff including laboratorians epidemiologists air quality technicians emergency managers emergency preparedness planners and communicable disease and environmental health programs.
• Serve as primary liaison for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the jurisdiction(s) for program management planning portal and training and exercise activities.
• Coordinate (and assist in developing) stakeholder plans protocols trainings and exercises.
• Share insights best practices and lessons learned with program office and teammates.
• Identify information sharing needs of the jurisdiction and coordinate with the program office.
• Facilitate local meetings to ensure accurate and adequate information flows between strategic and operational components of the program.
• Oversee and coordinate special event deployments.
• Serve as jurisdictional subject matter expert for DHS CWMD engagement activities.
• Submit bi-weekly professional-looking reports on significant jurisdictional activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• US Citizenship required.
• Candidates must be able to pass a DHS Suitability Check.
• Doctorate or masters degree from an accredited university in public health or related fields such as biology epidemiology environmental health or science emergency management or industrial hygiene.
  • Doctorate degree requires five years relevant experience working in a local state or federal public health or emergency management setting.
  • Masters degree requires ten years relevant experience working in a local state or federal public health or emergency management setting.
  • Bachelors degree requires 15 years of relevant experience working in a local state or federal public health or emergency management setting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrate high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products specifically Word Excel PowerPoint and Teams.

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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