Title: VEST Division Director #00041

State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator Mgr II

Hiring Range: $110,000 - $115,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: VDEM Headquarters

Agency Website: www.vaemergency.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is currently seeking a qualified candidate to become our VEST Division Director!

The VEST Division Director leads the Virginia Emergency Support Team (VEST) and ensures the operational readiness of the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC). This position requires a strategic leader with strong emergency management experience, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to coordinate across local, state, and federal partners under high-pressure conditions.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Direct and oversee VEST operations, including preparedness, response, and recovery activities across the Commonwealth.
- Supervise and support VEST staff and disaster response personnel, ensuring readiness, training, and accountability.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the VEST, fostering collaboration among internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage VEOC operations, including facility oversight, technology systems (e.g., WebEOC, Everbridge), and resource coordination.
- Lead division-level project planning, budgeting, procurement, and performance management.
- Coordinate with the Training, Education, and Exercise Division (TEED) to align and deliver VEST training and exercises.
- Monitor situational awareness and ensure timely information sharing with VEST partners during emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications

- Strong leadership experience guiding diverse, cross-functional teams with an emphasis on performance optimization and team alignment.
- Strong presentation skills and demonstrated ability to conduct and deliver training effectively.
- Ability to plan, set goals and objectives, and analyze and evaluate data in order to make program modifications.
- Proven experience working with cross-jurisdictional partners, including federal, state, and local agencies. Strong knowledge of emergency operations structures and response/recovery protocols.
- Working knowledge of budget processes and procedures.
- Skilled in project management with a focus on aligning priorities and decision-making with the operational goals of VDEM and the VEST.
- Exceptional program and personnel management skills, complemented by strong organizational capabilities.
- Considerable knowledge of agency communications systems.
- Ability to utilize information systems.
- Expert computer skills, proficient in WebEOC.

Additional Considerations

- Current emergency management certification preferred (IAEM or VEMA).
- Experience in state government a plus.
- Prefer completion of the Emergency Management Basic or Advanced Academy.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. This position is restricted due to funding sources.

A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.

The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-366-7942

Email: Recruitment@vdem.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.