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Mitigation Specialist
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October 10, 2024
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Cowichan Valley Regional District
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Cowichan Valley Regional DistrictMitigation Specialist Division: Emergency Management CowichanType: Temporary Full-Time (up to 2 years), CUPE Local 358Application Deadline: October 31, 2024, by 4:30 pmApplications: Qualified applicants are invited to apply online at careers-cvrd.icims.comCompetition Number: 24187-EMajestic mountains, the rugged West Coast Trail, serene lakes, and one of the world?s tallest free-standing timber rail trestles all lie in the picturesque Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD). Located on Vancouver Island, the CVRD provides a wide range of local government services to a population of 80,000 within its 4 distinct municipalities and 9 electoral areas. Just 50 km north of Victoria and 30 km south of Nanaimo, the Cowichan Valley offers a warm climate and numerous parks, recreational, cultural, and social opportunities.The Cowichan Valley Regional District is now accepting applications for a new temporary full-time Mitigation Specialist position in Emergency Management Cowichan (Emergency Management Division) within the Strategic Services Department. This grant-funded temporary position is available for up to 2 years.Emergency Management Cowichan (EMC) is the regional emergency management organization planning Cowichan?s resilient future. Built on 20+ years of shared emergency management service, the Municipality of North Cowichan, Towns of Lake Cowichan and Ladysmith, City of Duncan, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are working together through EMC to ensure that Cowichan mitigates, is prepared for, can respond to, and recover from, a range of hazards. Learn more at https://emcowichan.ca/.General Position Information:Reporting to the Manager - Emergency Operations & Planning, the Mitigation Specialist will assist in the initial development of the Emergency Management Mitigation Program supporting Cowichan municipalities and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD). This position will manage objectives under the Emergency Management and Disaster Act by planning, developing, and implementing mitigation initiatives and activities to support risk reduction and climate adaptation.Qualifications:Diploma or degree in Emergency Management, Land Use, Resource Management, Climate Adaptation, or related field. A minimum of four (4) years related experience, including the following: Working with risk in a local or regional government context. Experience developing programs that consider social, cultural, and environmental impacts in a local or regional context. Experience developing policy, processes, and other guiding governance documentation to explore all impacts and identify recommendations that will reduce these particular impacts. Exposure to emergency management legislation, practices, and processes within BC. Leadership experience including public promotion, facilitation, and presentation delivery. Facilitating senior leaders and external partners through complex concepts. Valid Class 5 BC Drivers? License - employee needs to have access to reliable transportation. Project Management Professional (PMP) would be considered an asset. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.A full job description listing all the job requirements can be viewed online at careers-cvrd.icims.com.Hours of Work: Guaranteed 35 hours of work per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and eligible for flex time. This position may be required to attend some evening and weekend meetings, and is required to participate in the on-call Duty Manager rotation for after-hours emergency management support.Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the CVRD has a Work From Home program. This program allows staff to work remotely, with the number of remote days per week determined by operational requirements, from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a CVRD worksite. This position works from the CVRD's main office in D
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LocationDuncan, BC
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$45.63HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Term or contractFull time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
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CivicJobs.ca
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Advertised until
2024-10-31
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