Job Description
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">The incumbent is required to work with the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management in the development and maintenance of an efficient and effective communication program.</span><br>
Key and Critical Responsibilities
<ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;">To be technically and orally capable of operating procedures of radio communications.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><br></p><ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt;">To have a basic knowledge of software relating to radio communications and computers.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><br></p><ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px;">To conduct daily radio communication net and simulation exercises.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><br></span></p><ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px;">To set up temporary stations for communications and relate back to the emergency operations centre.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><br></span></p><ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Must be able to operate backup electronics systems such as standby generators and battery systems, portable backup batteries, handy talkies, base radios, small weather stations, and mobile emergency operating center operations.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"=""></span><ul style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Understanding Antenna design, development, and maintenance for emergency/temporary development in disaster command posts.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"=""></span><ul style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) operations.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"=""></span><ul style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Monitoring of Internet-based systems such as satellite imagery systems, earthquakes, tropical storm development, and advisories.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"=""></span><ul style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Technical skills in the application of cabling and minor repairs of circuit boards.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; letter-spacing: 0.4px; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br></span></p><ul style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.25px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.6px; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Establishment of communications grid and mapping system.</span></span></li></ul> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" style="padding-top:0cm;padding-right:9.0pt; padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:9.0pt"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:21.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:30.0pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"> </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="left" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td valign="top" align="left" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0cm 9pt;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Key Competency
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Must be technically and orally capable of following operative radio communications.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Knowledge of laws and policies relevant to Disaster Management in Trinidad and Tobago.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Basic knowledge of software relating to radio communications and computers.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Knowledge of the relevant laws and policies regarding radio communication and licensing.<br></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Ability to complete and maintain records and forms and follow detailed instructions.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Sound interpersonal, Public Relations, and Communications skills.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%; font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:="" ja;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%;"><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:18.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align: justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Computer Literate.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:18.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align: justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p></span></span></li><li><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:18.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align: justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: " work="" sans";"="">Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:18.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align: justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><br></p></li></ul><p></p><ul></ul><p></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18.4pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 110%;"><b>SKILLS AND ABILITIES:</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18.4pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 110%;"><b><br></b></span></p><ul><li>Proven team-working skills.<o:p></o:p></li><li>Ability and willingness to work in a diverse and challenging environment.<o:p></o:p></li><li>Ability to respond to emergency situations at a moments notice.<o:p></o:p></li><li>Ability to work long hours until relief arrives or until the incident is managed.<o:p></o:p></li><li>Must successfully complete an annual staff fitness examination (mental and physical).</li></ul><p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;="" mso-fareast-font-family:calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"=""><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;="" mso-fareast-font-family:calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-tt;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING</span></b></p><ul><li>A minimum of five (5) GCE or CXC OLevels.<o:p></o:p></li><li>Diploma in Radio Communication and/or an amateur radio license will be an asset.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18.4pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 110%;"> </span><br></p>