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OverviewThe CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staffing that are crucial to the nation’s COVID-19 response. The CDC Foundation seeks a candidate for Tribal Nation Emergency Preparedness Planner position to support the COVID-19 response. The position is remote.
Salary: $76,650.00per year plus benefitsContract target end date: 6/30/2022 Responsibilities
- Support emergency management planning in Tribal communities
- Design and conduct surveys, collect qualitative and quantitative assessment data, develop emergency operations and/or contingency plans, documents, manuals, policies, procedures, develop and conduct trainings and exercises
- Provide presentations and trainings
- Develop educational materials for stakeholders
- Participate in and/or coordinate project teams
Qualifications
- Masters degree preferred, such as Master in Public Health, MS in Emergency Management, etc
- Experience leading exercises/tabletop/wargaming efforts is preferred, including mass casualty and evacuation scenarios.
- Experience working with Tribal communities or other communities of color
- Special Requirement: Work hours may include evenings and weekends
- Experience working with tribal organizations and/or communities
- Cultural competence in working with tribal organizations and/or tribal members
The CDC Foundation requires all employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 as a condition of employment effective
November 22, 2021. All offers of employment after that date are contingent upon proof of full-vaccination status as a part of the pre-employment process.*Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the Johnson amp; Johnson single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.
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.