The North Central Texas Council of Governments is seeking an EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER to provide support and leadership of the Emergency Preparedness Department within its project program area. The Emergency Preparedness Department’s goal is to develop enhancing lasting partnerships and proactive Emergency Preparedness initiatives through advocacy, communication, and collaboration.

The EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER will manage complex emergency preparedness, mitigation, and homeland security programs, projects and activities under minimal supervision. This is accomplished by managing programs and projects; supervising professional, technical, and administrative personnel; assisting with the overall management of the department to include; establishing, managing, and supervising the implementation of short and long range goals and objectives as well as recommending and implementing the department’s annual budget. Other duties include supporting various committees; representing the Department and Director at various times, and assisting the Director of Emergency Preparedness.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Designs strategic plans for the region by incorporating new programs, funding, and changes in current programs and systems; ensuring federal, state and local regulations are met; analyzing and interpreting laws, regulations, policies, local hazard, vulnerability and threat information; soliciting ideas from internal and external sources; researching local, state and federal programs; facilitating forums and meetings for discussions, education and technical assistance; developing policies and procedures to deliver services; writing and sharing with stakeholders and establishing and maintaining relationships with appropriate entities.
• Supervises the planning and administration of various homeland security, mitigation, bioterrorism, and emergency management grant programs to various external stakeholders. Executing funding agreements; Management, oversight and review of budgets, project proposals and Requests for Projects (RFP’s), administering contracts and managing and supervising contract work.
• Establishes, manages and supervises the implementation of short- and long-range goals and objectives; facilitates and develops departmental goals and objectives; developing, implementing and overseeing planning activities; establishing and maintaining relationships with various external entities; coordinating with internal and external sources; making presentations to and receiving approval from the appropriate committees and boards.
• Manages professional and support staff by recommending staffing plans; conducting interviews and making recommendations regarding new hires, promotion decisions; planning and conducting performance appraisals; recommending salary increases; providing training; assigning work and project activities to staff and reviewing work for approval and feedback; handling personnel issues and conflicts; developing mentoring, coaching and staff development plans and approving work schedules.
• Assists the Director of Emergency Preparedness by attending state and local meetings; taking leadership roles and making decisions in statewide work group or committees or associations, as required or requested by the Director. Interacts and Liaise with various agency representatives to encourage support for programs; participating in management team planning sessions to establish or further agency and departmental programs.

Required Skills

• Detail-oriented and the ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines.

• Excellent customer service focus and productive conflict management skills

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to effectively supervise professional staff in a variety of projects and program activities, including providing guidance and oversight of work plan and scope of work activities for grant and locally funded activities.

• Represent the agency and department in a positive manner in a variety of external participation opportunities to build relationships and advance the department’s and agency’s services to its members, and the region, and state and federal partners as a whole

The ideal candidate should possess and be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to not only monitor staff performance but also to mentor and motivate staff. Must have the capability and be comfortable delegating and holding staff accountable for existing projects and new project ideas.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also required along with a record of success working with outside officials, direct reports and upper-level managers.  Must also demonstrate experience in managing budgetary and financial matters and possess an entrepreneurial spirit and attitude with a creative capacity to manage current programs and pursue new programs and funding. The candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Required Experience

This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Public Administration, Emergency Management or in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience. 

STARTING SALARY: $83,991 - $96,589 depending on skills and qualifications.

FLSA: Exempt

NCTCOG is an equal opportunity employer/program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other classifications covered under federal, state, or local laws. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and national criminal background check in order to receive an employment offer from NCTCOG. 

The North Central Texas Council of Governments participates in the federal E-Verify program in order to verify a new employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.

JOB POSTINGS ARE KEPT OPEN FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 CALENDAR DAYS AND MAY CLOSE ANYTIME THEREAFTER AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HIRING MANAGER.

• Detail-oriented and the ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines.

• Excellent customer service focus and productive conflict management skills

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to effectively supervise professional staff in a variety of projects and program activities, including providing guidance and oversight of work plan and scope of work activities for grant and locally funded activities.

• Represent the agency and department in a positive manner in a variety of external participation opportunities to build relationships and advance the department’s and agency’s services to its members, and the region, and state and federal partners as a whole

The ideal candidate should possess and be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to not only monitor staff performance but also to mentor and motivate staff. Must have the capability and be comfortable delegating and holding staff accountable for existing projects and new project ideas.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also required along with a record of success working with outside officials, direct reports and upper-level managers.  Must also demonstrate experience in managing budgetary and financial matters and possess an entrepreneurial spirit and attitude with a creative capacity to manage current programs and pursue new programs and funding. The candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.