The ARRL North Dakota Section Manager is looking for someone interested in assuming the position of Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).
Mark, NY0W, the current North Dakota Section Emergency Coordinator, would like to step down from that responsibity.
Rich Budd, W0TF—the current ARRL North Dakota Section Manager—considers the position of SEC be a very important job. He has held this office in the past and says he learned a lot while having some good experiences.
Please review the ARRL Emergency Coordinators’s Manual to learn more about what this position entails.
If you’re interested in filling this important position in the North Dakota Section, or know of a good candidate, please contact or (the incoming ND Section Manager).
Emergency Coordinator Job Description
From http://arrl.org/emergency-coordinator
The Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) is the assistant to the Section Manager (SM) for emergency preparedness. The SEC is appointed by the SM to administer all matters pertaining to emergency communications and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES?) on a Section-wide basis. There is only one SEC appointed in each Section of the ARRL Field Organization.
Requirements
Technician-class license or higher; full ARRL membership, and achievement of Level 3 qualifications [in the ARRL Emergency Communications Course]. (Must, within the period of 1 year, from the issuance of this document or appointment as SEC, whichever comes later, or such further time period as authorized by the SM, complete all of the requirements for Level 3 qualification.)
Responsibilities
Promote and encourage the development of local ARES groups.
Advise the SM on all Section emergency policy and planning, including the development of a Section emergency communications plan.
Cooperate and coordinate with the Section Traffic Manager (STM) so that emergency nets and traffic nets properly route welfare traffic in disasters and emergencies. Cooperate and coordinate with other Section leadership officials.
Recommend candidates for Emergency Coordinator and District Emergency Coordinator appointments (and cancellations) to the Section Manager and determine areas of jurisdiction of each amateur so appointed. Verify that candidates meet training requirements. At the SM?s discretion, the SEC may be directly in charge of making (and cancelling) such appointments.
Promote ARES membership drives, meetings, activities, tests, procedures, etc., at the Section level.
Serve in support of local ECs during a communications emergency; to ensure the local ECs have the necessary resources to sustain their mission.
Collect and consolidate Emergency Coordinator and/or District Emergency Coordinator monthly reports, and submit monthly progress summaries to the Section Manager and ARRL Headquarters. Provide timely reporting of emergency and public safety communications rendered in the Section for potential inclusion in ARRL media relations activities.
Maintain contact with other communication services and serve as liaison at the Section level with all agencies served in the public interest, particularly in connection with state government, emergency management officials, state and regional Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) organizations, and similar agencies. In states with multiple ARRL Sections, the SECs shall work as a team to develop and maintain an appropriate ARES Emergency Communications Plan in conjunction with state officials. Maintain cooperation with the State Government Liaison.
