NYC EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
GRANT FUNDED THROUGH 8/31/2021 WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXTENSION
CITYWIDE JOB VACANCY
NOTICE
Civil Service Title: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER
Title Code No.: 06765
Salary: $95,000-$124,500
Office Title: Director, Human
Services
Division/Work Unit: Response Bureau/Human Services
Work Location: 165 CADMAN PLAZA EAST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Hours/Shift: 9 – 5/M – F
Number of Positions: 1
ABOUT NEW YORK CITY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
New York City
Emergency Management (NYC EM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after
emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYC EM is
responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all
types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated
professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including
individuals assigned from other City agencies.
The Human Services Unit works with partner agencies
and organizations to write plans that focus on the individuals and families who
are impacted by disasters, addressing the human element in response and
recovery operations. The unit also administers programs and delivers regular
training focused on diverse planning efforts.
JOB DESCRIPTION
With latitude for independent initiative and judgment, New York
City Emergency Management is seeking a candidate responsible to oversee the
development and management of human services citywide emergency plans. The
Human Services Director will have broad responsibility to work with agency
partners regarding their emergency planning efforts. This includes identifying
methods for addressing the needs of disaster victims, protecting the public
against hazards, formulating a citywide emergency response and/or recovery
(policy creation, recommendation, and implementation), and working with City
agencies and other partners to identify roles and responsibilities. The
Director will manage vendors as well as supervise assigned staff.
The Human Services Director will have direct oversight for the
following programs:
- Emergency
shelter system plans and programs including:
- Training,
recruitment, notification, and deployment of over 150,000 staff from
multiple agencies
- Shelter
Command Center
- Coordination
with Humanitarian Logistics regarding shelter facilities and stockpile
- Assistance
center plans including Reception Centers for building vacates, Service
Centers, and Family Assistance Centers for mass fatality incidents
- Post-disaster
housing planning, including the urban post-disaster prototype
- Integration
of access and functional needs planning into all areas above including
shelter remediation, communication enhancements, and supplies
Additionally, the Human Services Director will provide guidance
and support for other program areas in the Human Service Unit including:
- The
Advance Warning System Plan and Program
- Disaster
feeding and food access
- Disaster
animal response
- Coordination
with Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (VOAD)
- Other
planning initiatives undertaken by the Planning and Preparedness Division
The selected candidate will be responsible to staff the City's
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during emergency activations and to work
during non-business hours during emergencies. The selected candidate will also
participate in drills and exercises and fulfill other duties as assigned by the
Assistant Commissioner of Interagency Coordination.
The
selected candidate will be assigned to periodic Emergency Operations Center
team and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies. The
selected candidate will also participate in drills and exercises, assist with
Ready NY presentations to external groups, and will undertake special projects
as assigned.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
1. A master’s degree
from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration,
urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical
sciences or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional
experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire or police or
military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban
planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is
to be made; or
2. A baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time
professional experience in the areas listed in “1” above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its
educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a
recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time
professional experience in the areas listed in “1” above, at least two years of
which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to
which the appointment is to be made.
NOTE: New York City residency is
generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in
certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be
eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange
County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please
discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
PREFERRED SKILLS
·
Superior written and oral communications skills
- Experience
managing multiple projects in a high pressure work environment
- Experience
writing detailed planning documents
- Existing
relationships with key contacts in the Human Services sector in NYC
- Knowledge of and experience in applying the concepts, theories,
principles and practices of emergency management
- Proficiency
with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
- Ability
to analyze, evaluate, and manage program operations
To APPLY
Current City Employees: Apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS).
Go to Recruiting Activitiesà Careers and search Job ID#454862
AND
Send a copy of your
resume & cover letter to jobs@oem.nyc.gov. Please include in the subject line the Job ID# and how you heard about
this posting.
Non-City Employees/External Candidates: Apply via NYC Careers. Go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search
and search Job ID#454862
AND
Send a copy of your
resume & cover letter to jobs@oem.nyc.gov. Please include in the subject line the Job ID# and how you heard about
this posting.
NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER
CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.
-AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER-
Special accommodations
will be provided for people with disabilities
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