Emergency Management Specialist

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.  

Position Highlights:

Position Title: Emergency Management Specialist

Salary: $94,844 plus benefits

Position End Date: 5/31/2025

Location: North Carolina (Hybrid)

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is seeking an Emergency Management Specialist assigned to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The position is responsible for the day-to-day activities in the county local health departments (LHD’s) negatively impacted by Hurricane Helene. The position will coordinate with and support a task force consisting of subject matter experts in communicable disease, environmental health and public health nursing. This role serves in a professional and analytical consultative capacity, providing staff assistance in planning human service programs in several functional program areas serving distinct and varied client populations at the state and local levels.

Qualifications:

•Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one (1) year of progressively responsible emergency management, emergency services, or other professional services directly related to the area of assignment, OR

•An equivalent combination of education and experience.

•Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public and business administration. 

•Experience in deliberate planning and developing operational plans.

•Knowledge of budgeting and financial management skills.

•Ability to initiate and install administrative programs and procedures and to evaluate their effectiveness.  

•Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in establishing, applying, and interpreting policies and procedures.  

•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency personnel, officials, and the general public. 

•Ability to analyze, organize and present technical and programmatic information effectively in oral and written form.

•Ability to analyze data and situations, reason logically, and draw valid conclusions.

•Ability to write clear and concise instructions and to deliver clear and accurate verbal instructions.

•Effective interpersonal skills, and ability to facilitate meetings with a range of partners.

•Excellent computer skills with word processing and spreadsheet experience.

•Prior Local Health Department leadership experience is preferred but not required. 

•Compassionate leadership, operational focus, and effective communication with local, state, and federal officials is required.

•Completion of Master Exercise Practitioner Program preferred.

•This position may require occasional overnight travel. 

Responsibilities:

•Collaborate with multiple agencies to develop operational plans with sufficient executable detail.

•Work closely with emergency response and human services leadership to support the coordination of all programming aspects.

•Develop, implement, and administer statewide emergency management programs supporting all-hazard preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard mitigation. 

•Support coordination, development, implementation and evaluation of plans, policies, procedures for special emphasis emergency programs or services provided by the division. 

•Organize meetings and other activities to ensure program goals and deliverables are achieved.  

•Serve as an expert or lead in the area of assignment.  

•Perform high-level administrative work in developing and maintaining emergency response efforts and human services programming. 

•Responsible for analyzing and solving technical problems of the section; the enforcement of laws and regulations; and frequent public contacts in promoting established programs. 

•Must be able to perform work under limited supervision.

Special Notes

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and North Carolina in order to best support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in their public health programming.

This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment. 

Relocation expenses are not included.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.