Title: Chief, Preparedness #00177

State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: $160,000 - $162,000

Pay Band: 7

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: Dept of Emergency Management

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Chief of Preparedness is responsible for providing strategic leadership and overall management of the VDEM Preparedness Bureau’s three key divisions: 1) Awareness and Intelligence, 2) Training, Education, & Exercises, and 3) Planning. Ensures that all division programs, assignments, priorities, and objectives are executed efficiently and effectively, with critical systems and activities maintained within budgetary constraints. Collaborate closely with other bureau chiefs, the executive team, and agency stakeholders to align the bureau’s efforts with the agency’s mission and priorities.

Additional responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data across all agency divisions and bureaus to provide informed recommendations to agency leadership. Project management knowledge is also advantageous. This position reports directly to the Chief Deputy State Coordinator.

All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official EWP.

Minimum Qualifications

- Experience in emergency/disaster management
- Project management and Strategic planning skills
- 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.
- Documented experience with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
- Working knowledge of state budget processes, procurement, 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.
- Superior technical writing skills

Additional Considerations

- Radiological Emergency Preparedness training and experience a plus

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.