Senior Specialist, Emergency and Crises Management

Oman Investment Authority

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Emergency Preparedness & Planning

• Support the development, maintainance, and the updating Emergency & Crisis Management plans, procedures, and other supporting documents (e.g., MERP, escalation criteria, ICS roles).
• Identify and assess credible and worst case emergency and crisis scenarios at the asset level.

Emergency Response

• Serve as a key operational member supporting all levels of emergency management.
• Support activation and setup of ICP/EOC/UCC facilities during emergency escalation.
• Support day-to-day operations in fire, emergency and crisis management to ensure continuity of work.

Crisis Management Support

• Provide operational and technical support to the Emergency Management Team (EMT) during Level 2 emergencies and facilitate escalation to Level 3 if required.
• Support senior leadership (CMT/ELT) with analysis, communication flow, decision making data, and situational updates.

Operational Readiness Assurance

• Ensure all emergency response resources (equipment, systems, teams) are tracked, maintained, tested, and ready for deployment.
• Conduct site readiness checks and follow ups on gaps identified in emergency infrastructure, equipment, and response systems.
• Responsible for Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) / Incident Command Posts (ICPs) inventory, maintenance and readiness.
• Evaluate information to determine compliance with standards (NFPA and associated Standards) by using relevant information and individual judgment and interpretation to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Training, Exercises & Competence Development

• Organize and participate in emergency drills, simulations, and multi-agency exercises.
• Ensure ICS competency and role clarity through training and workshops..
• Review and recommend external strategic crisis management training programs.
• Evaluate the training needs of Contractor fire fighters, IRT, IMT, EMT and CMT teams to ensure alignment with required skills demanded of all OQEP emergency response personnel and deliver training and assessments according to the approved MoC Framework.

Emergency Communication & Reporting

• Ensure timely notification of incidents, emergencies, and crises to all required internal and external entities, including the Corporate Crisis Management Team.
• Support structured communication flow during emergencies, including status updates, situation reports, and coordination with medical, security, and regulatory stakeholders.

Digital Emergency Management

• Support deployment, configuration, and enhancement of ISNAD, including incident logging, emergency notification, chronological logs, and situational awareness dashboards.
• Ensure users across IMT/EMT/CMT understand digital response tools and workflows.

Governance, Compliance & Documentation

• Support the development, maintenance, and the updating Emergency & Crisis Management plans, procedures, and other supporting documents (e.g., MERP, escalation criteria, ICS roles) in alignment with HSSE frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain compliance with OQEP's Crisis & Emergency Management Policy Manual.
• Support investigations and After-Action Reviews (AAR) following exercises or real events.

Stakeholder & Multi Agency Coordination

• Liaise with internal stakeholders (HSSE, Operations, Security, Medical, Projects, etc.) and external agencies (ROP, RAFO, Civil Defense, hospitals, mutual aid partners, , etc.).
• Support EMT for government liaison and regulatory communication during Level 2&3 emergencies.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead or support post exercise reviews, gap closure, and improvement plans .
• Provide recommendations to enhance response capability, resource adequacy, and procedural clarity.

Any other related tasks that you are requested to perform to meet department and OQEP business requirements.

Miscellaneous

• Support the monitoring of the department's financial performance (OPEX and CAPEX) against the approved budget.
• Provide fire investigation technical advise in the support of incident investigations and post-incident reviews.