Who: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
What: Under general direction of the Manager, Mitigation and Infrastructure Section, performs various mitigation, preparedness and/or recovery functions within the Bureau of Preparedness and Grant Administration. Provides planning, training and exercise assistance to State agencies and local government entities. Activities may be concentrated in a specialized mitigation, preparedness and/or recovery program. Travels to locations throughout the state.
Qualifications: Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in planning, business or public administration. Requires two (2) years of professional experience in various planning areas, such as regional, urban or management planning. Requires ability to travel. Requires working knowledge of the manner in which state and local governments function. Requires working knowledge of basic statistical methods, graphics and report preparation. Requires ability to define disaster planning-related needs and problems and formulate applicable recommendations. Requires ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with staff personnel, professional planners, and various local, state, and federal agency representatives. Requires ability to review, analyze, and relate complex and abstract information and prepare comprehensive, clearly and concisely written planning reports. Requires ability to make effective oral presentations and foster cooperative working relationships among diverse interests and agencies.
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