The City of Richmond
Department of Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response (DECPR) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate to fill the position of
Emergency Planner(Management Analyst, Senior). The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the city departments can maintain critical functions during a disruptive even (i.e., natural disasters, cyberattacks, or pandemics) by developing and implementing plan to minimize operational disruptions and facilitate a swift recovery, protecting vital assets, and safeguarding the organization’s ability to serve its missions under extreme circumstances.
- Manage the Continuity of Government (COG)plan
- Write, coordinate, manage, implement, and revise Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans to include emergency plans to produce an accurate living document
- Coordinate the development of all COOP plans to include training (i.e. table top, drills, and functional exercises)
- Ensure that plans developed are consistent with appropriate federal, state, and local governments’ legal regulatory requirements
- Manage citywide critical information system (WebEOC) to include training, develop and maintain operational procedures/job aids
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in business, emergency management or public administration, or field related to assignment
- Four years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment, such as program/project management or management/policy/financial analysis
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge (some combination of the following):
- Analysis and reporting of data
- Audit practices
- Basic accounting knowledge
- Background in department of focus
- Education and training principles
- English language including the meaning and spelling of words, composition, and grammar
- Ordinances, government regulations, agency rules, and the legislative process
- Payment systems
- Payroll accounting
- Principles for providing customer service, including meeting quality standards for services and customer satisfaction
Skills (some combination of the following):
- Analyzing complex issues
- Communicating with various internal and external departments
- Drafting and revising documents
- Forecasting
- Managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Managing program in focus area
- Overseeing financial transactions
- Supporting various activities in area of focus
- Teaching and instructing individuals and groups
- Oral and written communication
Abilities (some combination of the following):
- Adapt
- Analyze information
- Make decisions
- Multi-task
- Problem solve
- Work in teams
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently reach and finger; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, walk, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may not include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
