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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease. January 26, 2021 11am ET
Webinar: Post-Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico and Local Participation Wednesday, February 3rd at 3:00 PM EST/4:00 AST
RSVP at https://centropr.nationbuilder.com/webinar_post_disaster_recovery Puerto Rico has suffered the
compounded effects of multiple disasters since the devastating impacts of
Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. At the end of 2019, the island
was impacted with recurrent seismic activity in the southwest region,
including a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on January 7, 2020. In early 2020, the current
COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting health crises induced yet another
economic contraction. All these disasters are underscored by a crushing debt
crisis and a federally mandated austerity regime since 2016. Multiple natural
disasters have exacerbated vulnerability and poverty; and public energy,
telecommunications, water, health, and transportation systems have
deteriorated and become even more vulnerable, causing systematic failures in
social safety nets. Post-disaster federal funding for
economic recovery offers Puerto Rico a unique window of opportunity to
restore its economy and infrastructure in a more resilient fashion while
strengthening the nonprofit sector capacity for community planning, housing
development and neighborhood revitalization. However, such an opportunity is contingent
on implementing a comprehensive strategy for reforming public policy to
encourage and support nonprofit developers participation in reconstruction
programs, building industry capacity by strengthening intermediaries and
CDCs, encouraging intra-industry partnerships and collaborations, and
providing professional development for economic recovery. Join us Wednesday, February 3rd at
3:00 PM EST/4:00 AST for a webinar to discuss the collection of studies
included in Fall 2020 special volume of the Centro Journal showing evidence
of how post disaster recovery is progressing in Puerto Rico, and the
challenges and opportunities for local participation in reconstruction programs. Presenters: Entrepreneurial
Dynamics in Puerto Rico Before and After Hurricane María Community
Development Corporations and Reconstruction Policy in Puerto Rico Impact
of Hurricane María to the Civic Sector: A Profile of Non-Profits in Puerto
Rico Puerto
Rico Community Development Industry’s Capacity for Disaster Recovery What
is Possible? Policy Options for Long-term Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico Presenter bios can be found at this
link: https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/education/instructores Center for Puerto Rican Studies |
"The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song." courtesy of WETA
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COVID-19 Safe Hospital Webinar Series: Managing pandemic risks in health facilities
Themes of the webinars
The
series of webinars, to be conducted across weeks, will distil, in 75 minutes,
the most relevant knowledge and practices with regard to hospitals’ and
long-term care facilities’ management of pandemic risks in health facilities.
The themes are as follows:
- Safe Hospital Webinar 1: Managing emergency and disaster risks in
hospitals during a pandemic and hospital vaccine readiness
Thursday, 28 January 2021, Get more information online and Register now https://bit.ly/3nUVAcw
- Safe
Hospital Webinar 2: Hospitals and national strategic plans for emergencies
and disasters from all hazards
Thursday, 25 February 2021, registration: https://bit.ly/3qQGFlH
- Safe Hospital Webinar 3: Long-term
care facilities and long-term care services in hospitals during a pandemic
Thursday, 18 March 2021, registration: https://bit.ly/39hkPBX
- Safe Hospital Webinar 4: Health facilities post-COVID-19 and beyond: safe, functional, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable Thursday, 15 April 2021, registration: https://bit.ly/2YaS43k
Monday, January 25, 2021
NYC EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
GRANT FUNDED THROUGH 8/31/2021 WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXTENSION
CITYWIDE JOB VACANCY
NOTICE
Civil Service Title: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER
Title Code No.: 06765
Salary: $95,000-$124,500
Office Title: Director, Human
Services
Division/Work Unit: Response Bureau/Human Services
Work Location: 165 CADMAN PLAZA EAST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Hours/Shift: 9 – 5/M – F
Number of Positions: 1
ABOUT NEW YORK CITY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
New York City
Emergency Management (NYC EM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after
emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYC EM is
responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all
types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated
professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including
individuals assigned from other City agencies.
The Human Services Unit works with partner agencies
and organizations to write plans that focus on the individuals and families who
are impacted by disasters, addressing the human element in response and
recovery operations. The unit also administers programs and delivers regular
training focused on diverse planning efforts.
JOB DESCRIPTION
With latitude for independent initiative and judgment, New York
City Emergency Management is seeking a candidate responsible to oversee the
development and management of human services citywide emergency plans. The
Human Services Director will have broad responsibility to work with agency
partners regarding their emergency planning efforts. This includes identifying
methods for addressing the needs of disaster victims, protecting the public
against hazards, formulating a citywide emergency response and/or recovery
(policy creation, recommendation, and implementation), and working with City
agencies and other partners to identify roles and responsibilities. The
Director will manage vendors as well as supervise assigned staff.
The Human Services Director will have direct oversight for the
following programs:
- Emergency
shelter system plans and programs including:
- Training,
recruitment, notification, and deployment of over 150,000 staff from
multiple agencies
- Shelter
Command Center
- Coordination
with Humanitarian Logistics regarding shelter facilities and stockpile
- Assistance
center plans including Reception Centers for building vacates, Service
Centers, and Family Assistance Centers for mass fatality incidents
- Post-disaster
housing planning, including the urban post-disaster prototype
- Integration
of access and functional needs planning into all areas above including
shelter remediation, communication enhancements, and supplies
Additionally, the Human Services Director will provide guidance
and support for other program areas in the Human Service Unit including:
- The
Advance Warning System Plan and Program
- Disaster
feeding and food access
- Disaster
animal response
- Coordination
with Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (VOAD)
- Other
planning initiatives undertaken by the Planning and Preparedness Division
The selected candidate will be responsible to staff the City's
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during emergency activations and to work
during non-business hours during emergencies. The selected candidate will also
participate in drills and exercises and fulfill other duties as assigned by the
Assistant Commissioner of Interagency Coordination.
The
selected candidate will be assigned to periodic Emergency Operations Center
team and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies. The
selected candidate will also participate in drills and exercises, assist with
Ready NY presentations to external groups, and will undertake special projects
as assigned.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
1. A master’s degree
from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration,
urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical
sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional
experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire or police or
military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban
planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is
to be made; or
2. A baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time
professional experience in the areas listed in “1” above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its
educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a
recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time
professional experience in the areas listed in “1” above, at least two years of
which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to
which the appointment is to be made.
NOTE: New York City residency is
generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in
certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be
eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange
County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please
discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
PREFERRED SKILLS
·
Superior written and oral communications skills
- Experience
managing multiple projects in a high pressure work environment
- Experience
writing detailed planning documents
- Existing
relationships with key contacts in the Human Services sector in NYC
- Knowledge of and experience in applying the concepts, theories,
principles and practices of emergency management
- Proficiency
with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
- Ability
to analyze, evaluate, and manage program operations
To APPLY
Current City Employees: Apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS).
Go to Recruiting ActivitiesàCareers and search Job ID#454862
AND
Send a copy of your
resume & cover letter to jobs@oem.nyc.gov. Please include in the subject line the Job ID# and how you heard about
this posting.
Non-City Employees/External Candidates: Apply via NYC Careers. Go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search
and search Job ID#454862
AND
Send a copy of your
resume & cover letter to jobs@oem.nyc.gov. Please include in the subject line the Job ID# and how you heard about
this posting.
NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER
CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.
-AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER-
Special accommodations
will be provided for people with disabilities