Civil Service Title: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPECIALIST
Title Code No.: 94612
Salary: $65,000-$74,000
Office Title: Strategic Initiatives Program Manager
Division/Work Unit: Strategy & Innovation Unit / Office of Strategic Operations
Job ID: 628245
Work Location: 165 CADMAN PLAZA EAST BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Hours/Shift: 9 - 5 / M - F*
Number of Positions: 1
New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM 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.
Office of Strategic Operations:
The Office of Strategic Operations (OSO), led by the Chief Strategy Officer, is responsible for managing high-priority agency-wide or citywide initiatives that support the growth of emergency management at both our agency and the City at large. OSO works to provide innovative proposals to continuously improve our internal, interagency, and externally facing operations.
To accomplish its goals, OSO is organized into three units:
(1) Analysis & Evaluation Unit
(2) Strategy & Innovation Unit
(3) Continuity of Operations Unit
?JOB DESCRIPTION
The Strategy & Innovation (S&I) Unit is responsible for conducting strategic planning to improve the City's emergency management capability, leading strategic initiatives to further agency priorities, and for managing the agency's Innovation portfolio.
The Strategic Initiatives Program Manager will oversee - from start to finish - the implementation of internal and interagency strategic initiatives to improve the City's response posture and operations. The ideal candidate will have previous project management and/or emergency management experience, facilitation and interpersonal communication skills, stakeholder engagement experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
The Strategic Initiatives Program Manager reports to the Director of S&I and will conduct the following duties:
Manage Commissioner and City Hall high-priority projects that may involve multiple NYCEM Units or City agencies;
Coordinate with internal and interagency partners to identify executable strategies to complex issues;
Support the Citywide Strategy Working Group pilot to foster interagency collaboration and problem-solving;
Brief NYCEM and interagency executives on proposals and project progress;
Assist with the implementation of NYCEM's internal strategic planning efforts;
Create polished materials for a variety of audiences, including City executives, focusing on grammar, formatting, and standardization;
Research emerging trends in emergency management, technology, and public administration to pilot at NYCEM;
Support after-action reporting, exercise / workshop facilitation, program analysis and evaluation, and other OSO activities, as assigned;
Support OSO / NYCEM strategic initiatives and special projects, as assigned.
**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • The selected candidate will be assigned to an on-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work non-business hours during some emergencies. These non-business hours include nights, weekends, holidays, and extended week hours outside of a 9AM-5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the on-call EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time, with six weeks off in between. • CTL- NO GRANT LANGUAGE • IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB, PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE
ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Experienced project manager with ability to lead high-impact, large-scale projects from start to finish;
Experience in emergency management;
Ability to independently manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, high stress environment strongly preferred;
Stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills;
Excellent oral and written communications skills, including experience writing and briefing summary reports and streamlining complex information into high-level Executive reports;
Comfortable with public speaking and possessing facilitation skills;
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint;
Analytical experience (both qualitative and quantitative); and
Graduate degree from an accredited school in a relevant field.
**Studies have shown that women, people of color, and other under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. 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 emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences or related field, 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; 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 master's degree from an accredited college in the areas listed in "1" above, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire, 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.
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.
To APPLY
Current City Employees: Apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS). Go to Recruiting ActivitiesàCareers and search by the Job ID 628245
Non-City Employees/External Candidates: Apply via NYC Careers. Go to https://cityjobs.nyc.gov/
and search by the Job ID 628245
NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.