How do they match: Emergency Management Directors

  • Change Management Specialist
  • Disaster Recovery Specialist
  • Emergency Management Specialist
  • Emergency Planning and Response Manager
  • Emergency Preparedness Program Specialist
  • Emergency Response Specialist
  • Fire Management Specialist
  • Homeland Security Program Specialist
  • Management Specialist
  • Mitigation Specialist
  • Program Management Specialist

  • Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

  • Train local groups in the preparation of long-term plans that are compatible with federal and state plans.
  • Apply for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs, and administer and report on the progress of such grants.
  • Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management specialists.
  • Conduct surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs to be addressed in disaster planning, or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.
  • Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.
  • Design and administer emergency or disaster preparedness training courses that teach people how to effectively respond to major emergencies and disasters.
  • Develop and implement training procedures and strategies for radiological protection, detection, and decontamination.
  • Maintain and update all resource materials associated with emergency preparedness plans.
  • Provide communities with assistance in applying for federal funding for emergency management facilities, radiological instrumentation, and related items.

  • Coordinate special events or programs.
  • Develop training materials.
  • Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
  • Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
  • Prepare reports related to compliance matters.