Risk & Preparedness Analyst

Job Description and Duties

Lead the Department’s business continuity function, collaborate, develop and maintain continuity plans and ensure proper testing, training, and exercise schedules are executed. Study the State requirements, resources, and best practices to develop and continuously improve DFW continuity planning efforts. Develop, document, and maintain organizational plans through collaboration and internal partnerships.

Serves as the lead in completing the State Leadership Accountability Act (SLAA) for the Department to ensure the process is implemented effectively to reduce organizational risk. Collaborate with program staff across the Department to gather key risk assessment information, develop mitigation strategies, and prepare biannual reports documenting risk management efforts.

Coordinate with other Health and Safety team members and Regional program contacts to maintain pre-incident facility preparedness documentation for emergency events at a site and Regional level. Maintains resources on preparedness, conducts consultations with site contacts, and distributes information to leadership Department-wide. Manages databases to update facility and asset information, emergency contact information, and site preparedness plans for sites through regular solicitation and work with Regional contacts. Answers questions and provides guidance on how to complete, maintain and store site documents.

Collaborate with other analysts in the ROM Unit to establish and ensure consistent and interconnected policy department wide, review policy, update and improve the DFW Operations Manual, and develop and maintain business forms.

Participate in external professional meetings to represent DFW and remain current in the fields of policy development and program management, risk management, business continuity, and to continuously monitor industry trends.

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Working Conditions

Contemporary office setting. The job involves sitting much of the time, but with some walking or standing for brief periods. Ability to use a keyboard several hours per day. Some occasional travel may be required but is expected to be infrequent and minimized with the use of video conference and teleconference technology.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Knowledge and experience with Department-wide emergency and continuity planning;

• Knowledge and experience with risk identification, assessment, and mitigation concepts;

• Ability to demonstrate experience clearly framing a problem and collecting the necessary data to develop and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations for action;

• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to communicate and present research and analytical findings to a variety of audiences whether in person, in front of a large group, or in writing;

• Ability to work in team-oriented environment;

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Supplemental Questionnaire

Failure to include the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in an incomplete application submission.

Provide a written summary of experience in performing work in the areas listed in the questions below. If specific experience is limited, state what education, training, or related skills/abilities qualify you to perform this type of work. The summary should not exceed two pages and each section should be numbered to correspond with the question. Applications submitted without a response to these supplemental questions will not be evaluated and will be considered a waiver of interest.

1. Please provide an example of a project that you have worked on that addressed risk assessment and/or mitigation of risks. Describe the process you followed. What was the outcome of the project?

2. Please describe a time you worked with others on Department-wide emergency planning or continuity planning. What was your role and how did you contribute to the planning efforts.

3. Please describe a problem you encountered and the steps you took to collect the necessary data to develop and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations for action.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the state application. Employment history must be listed on the State Application (STD 678). The most qualified candidates will be scheduled for an interview.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
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  A Supplemental Questionnaire is required. Please see below for Supplemental Questions.