Job Description
Join Maricopa County's elite Public Health Emergency Response team and become a guardian of community resilience during critical incidents. This immediate-hire position offers the chance to lead crisis management initiatives across Arizona's most populous county. You'll coordinate multi-agency responses to public health emergencies while implementing cutting-edge mitigation strategies. Enjoy competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and the profound satisfaction of protecting 4.5 million residents.
Responsibilities
- Lead emergency operations center activations during public health crises including pandemics, natural disasters, and bioterrorism events
- Develop and maintain comprehensive emergency response plans with 15+ community partner agencies
- Conduct rapid needs assessments and deploy emergency medical resources within 2-hour activation windows
- Train 50+ county staff annually on incident command system protocols and emergency procedures
- Manage real-time data dashboards to track incident metrics and resource allocation
- Coordinate public messaging across 12+ communication channels during emergencies
- Conduct post-incident reviews and implement process improvements for future responses
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Emergency Management, or related field; Master's preferred
- Minimum 3 years of emergency response or public health crisis management experience
- FEMA Professional Development Series (PDS) certification or equivalent
- Expertise in NIMS/ICS protocols and Arizona emergency response frameworks
- Advanced data visualization skills with Tableau or ESRI ArcGIS
- Valid Arizona driver's license with clean record
- Ability to work 24/7 rotations during emergency activations
- Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency required