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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$43,179.84 to
$63,830.16
PAY GRADE: 33
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Program Officers administer a program or major component of a program by planning, coordinating and managing services and activities in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and established program performance standards and objectives.
This position will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing a comprehensive program for stable and essential communications within Division of Emergency Management, the State Emergency Operations Center, and mobile communications platforms - which encompasses as many forms of communications as possible to provide effective communications and redundancy. The position will administer the Division of Emergency Managements communications program by implementing the Statewide Communications Plan and the portions of the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan dealing with communications; will monitor the progress of communications systems installations and upgrades; identify problem areas within the communications systems and will recommend solutions to management; will compile reports on the status of communications within the SEOC and statewide; and will prepare budget requests to maintain communications systems and keep the systems up-to-date with the latest practices and technology.
The position will develop and implement a communications program for the maintenance, upgrade, installation, user training, and operation of communications equipment to include radios, telephones, video communications, and web-based communications platforms; will maintain the regional Tactical Interoperability Communications Plans (TICP) as required by federal standards; will work to integrate radio systems and processes with federal, State, local and tribal government's initiatives, as well as any other emergency communications entity operations i.e. volunteer, private, etc.; work with all federal, state, and local governments, hospitals and other public, private, and tribal public safety entities in establishing, updating, tracking and cataloging radio systems and networks; work with volunteer organizations for operating radios and conducting scheduled checks; will work to establish, maintain, track and catalog radio caches statewide as well as track, catalog all other public safety communications resources i.e. cross-band repeaters; will attend Nevada communications related meetings as a representative of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (NDEM) to maintain a current comprehensive operational picture and currency; during an activation of the SEOC this position serves as the Communications Unit Leader including intelligence and logistical support regarding communications systems, equipment and capabilities statewide; and will assist with the maintenance and operation of digital communications systems within DEM to include teleconferencing equipment, videoconferencing equipment and software, and online situational awareness and resource ordering software.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Graduation from an accredited four year college or university in public administration or a related field and one year of previous experience in planning, coordinating or administering a program; OR one year experience as a Program Officer I in Nevada State service; OR graduation from high school or the equivalent and five years of previous experience in planning, coordinating or administering a program; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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The incumbent is required to work varied shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays. |
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Work- Variable work schedule |
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A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. |
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This position requires experience developing, implementing, and providing oversight for a technically oriented program which contains components of Public Safety Communications, Amateur Radio Communications, Communications Assess Survey and Mapping (CASM), Teleconferencing, Videoconferencing equipment and software, and/or online situational awareness and resource ordering software. |
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If there are five or fewer qualified applicants, the exam will consist of an application evaluation. (This statement does not apply for Until Recruitment Needs are Satisfied (URS) announcements).
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with the following:
a) Public Safety Communications
b) Amateur Radio Communications
c) Mapping software such as Communications Assess Survey and Mapping (CASM)
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2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with digital communications systems to include:
a) Teleconferencing
b) Video teleconferencing equipment and software
c) Online situational awareness and resource tracking/ordering software such as WebEOC or ROSS.
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3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in:
a) conducting inventory;
b) preparing budget recommendations.
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4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, coordinating and overseeing the work of staff and/or volunteers.
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1) Please describe your experience in supporting emergency activations of an emergency operation center or incident command post.
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2) This position requires close collaboration with diverse entities and individuals on a daily basis. Describe your experience working with local, state, and federal agencies and private individuals.
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