Title: Planning Director #00239

State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator Mgr II

Hiring Range: $110,000 - $117,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: VDEM Headquarters

Agency Website: https://www.vaemergency.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The mission of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management is to provide leadership in the effort to protect Virginia from the impact of emergencies and disasters, planning and coordination of state, local and federal entities to accomplish effective and timely recovery efforts, assists with delivery of training and exercises to assess and validate VEST capabilities and address areas for improvement, manages the divisional budget to ensure that funds are properly expended, anticipates requirements and deadlines, gathers information and stays informed of relevant policy, regulations, guidelines, and best practices relevant to division goals and objectives. The agency serves as first response to disaster declarations from the Office of the Governor of Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

- Experience in emergency/disaster management and strategic planning processes.
- Strong capabilities to lead, promote teamwork, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. - Ability to utilize automated systems.
- Considerable knowledge of state, federal, and local emergency operations systems as well as agency communications systems and emergency and disaster response principles and concepts.
- Working knowledge of budget processes and related procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to develop plans and implement best practices for VDEM in
accordance with standards practices.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate data in order to make program modifications.
- Working knowledge and experience with any of the following: Comprehensive
Preparedness Guide; Incident Action Planning; Threat and Hazard Identification Risk
Assessment process; Emergency Operations planning.

Additional Considerations

- Demonstrated experience in leading or serving as a program manager within an agency
with emergency and disaster responsibilities is highly preferred.
- Project management skills, and effective oral and written communication skills.

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.

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. 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. This is a restricted position due to the funding source.
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.
VDEM does not provide sponsorship to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.

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.