Emergency Management Professional Senior

• Retirement reciprocity 
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

We are accepting applications to fill two full-time Emergency Management Professional Senior vacancies in Santa Barbara with the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (SBCOEM). This is an exciting opportunity for an emergency management professional to work as part of the Office of Emergency Management to perform critical work for the County of Santa Barbara. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team. If you are interested in a challenging opportunity in a high-energy, team-oriented environment, you are encouraged to apply.
 
The Emergency Management Professional Senior will report directly to the Director of Emergency Management. This position is part of the team of emergency management professionals that rotate responsibility for duty officer coverage. This assignment involves an astute understanding of local, state and federal regulations, adult training methods, emergency management concepts, and local government response in relation to declared emergencies and recovery programs. The Emergency Management Professional Senior provides leadership and coordination during emergencies and disasters with a whole community approach.   

Day to day this position is assigned program responsibilities such as the development and maintenance of emergency planning documents, development and facilitation of training and exercises, application to and management of grants, as well as volunteer coordination, mass care planning, access and functional needs planning, emergency alerting systems coordination, EOC functionality and software systems, and other duties as assigned. Successful candidates must be able to work independently, formulate, plan and monitor complex and difficult programs, and be a contributing team member.
 
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Ability to bring diverse groups and associations together to achieve mutual goals.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to exchange both written and spoken information that is in a clear, concise, organized and relevant manner with command and purpose to diverse backgrounds and temperaments.
• Able to successfully handle difficult people and situations and demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to manage complex projects and programs, identify problems, anticipate challenges, secure relevant policy information, identify possible causes, develop options for solutions, and make or implement logical recommendations. 
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles and practices. 

• Experience in leading projects, to include identifying potential funding opportunities, leading project development, tracking timelines and deliverables, monitoring budgets and submitting reports.

THE DEPARTMENT: The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (SBCOEM), a Division of the County Fire Department, leads Santa Barbara County, the Operational Area, and the community in disaster preparedness, response and resilience through partnerships, training, policy, best practices, and plans designed to protect life and property. SBCOEM also serves as the primary coordination point for the Operational Area when emergency activities are affecting more than one jurisdiction, and/or the unincorporated areas of the county.

As a team we value Innovation, Compassion, Whole Community Inclusion, Collaboration, Communication, Teamwork, Information and Customer/Community Service to continue to prepare and support the County of Santa Barbara. To learn more about the County visit www.countyofsb.org.  To learn more about OEM, please visit www.countyofsb.org/520/Office-of-Emergency-Management. To learn more about current educational and outreach information available, please visit: www.ReadySBC.org.

1. Play a key role in ensuring that the SBCOEM, the Operational Area and the County are prepared to respond to a wide variety of natural and man-made emergencies.
2. Serve at the Emergency Operations Center, Command Post or field emergency support site for extended periods both during the day and night as needed and provide supervision of personnel during an emergency.
3. Create complex, relevant, and functional emergency plans that meet county risks, legal requirements, and California and national best practices, which may require input and collaboration from multiple partner organizations.
4. Maintain the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and support equipment in a state of operational readiness, which may include evacuation shelter trailers, EOC software systems, solar power trailers, Ledlums, Satellite Phones, and other such systems. 
5. Provide ongoing coordination, planning, training, and exercises with the County, the County operational area, and partners throughout the region, and State.
6. Provide community outreach and education in conjunction with operational area partners.
7. Work directly with federal, state, local, county departments, and community subject matter experts to develop and guide initiatives, projects, and products. 
8. Manage complex projects and programs, including setting goals, anticipating challenges, and identifying and implementing solutions.
9. Participate in multiple regional committees and workgroups that relate to climate change, environmental preparedness, administrative preparedness, and others as assigned.
10. Perform critical administrative tasks related to budgets, grants, board letters, emergency procurement, and other related areas.  
11. Develop and provide public presentations, participate in press conferences, and present to public officials (including the County Board of Supervisors) as necessary. 
12. Perform related duties as assigned.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below may be acquired through various types of training, education, and experience. A typical way to acquire the required knowledge and abilities would be: 
 

• Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university a field related to the specified job family AND,
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience involving planning, analysis, coordination, and evaluation in the field of Emergency Management. 

 
Licenses and Certificates
For specific positions, possession and maintenance of a valid California driver’s license and the ability to meet automobile insurability requirements of the County or the ability to provide suitable transportation needs as a condition of continued employment may be required.

Knowledge of:

• Local government general responsibilities, goals and functions related to emergency management. 
• National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the Incident Command System (ICS), and other recognized standards and best practices in emergency management. 
• Types of hazards and their potential effects on the community emergency operations and operating procedures that assist the County in appropriate and efficient response to and recovery from disasters;
• Principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building and conflict resolution. 
• Standard and accepted methods of writing requests for proposals, selecting consultants and negotiating contracts. 
• Principles and practices of public administration and principles of organization, management, and staffing. 
• Pertinent local, state, and federal laws, guidelines, regulations, and statutes. 
• Principles and practices of public finance, budgeting, and fiscal control. 
• Standard modern research techniques, including the use of surveys and questionnaires. 
• Principles and techniques of administrative analysis, including workload measurement, workflow and layout, work simplification and systems and procedure analysis. 
• Principles and practices of local government, including county administration, organization, programs, and functions.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment. 
• Computer software, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications. 
• English usage, spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 

Ability to: 

• Analyze complex emergency incident information, draw conclusions, take action within set policies, coordinate with multiple groups and make sound recommendations. 
• Read, analyze, evaluate, and summarize written materials and statistical data including reports, financial reports, and budgets. 
• Compose, coordinate, and edit a various educational, informational, and promotional materials for dissemination and use by the County, other agencies, news media, and the general public. 
• Apply motivation, team building and conflict resolution principles and practices. 
• Manage and successfully accomplish multiple assignments at one time;  
• Determine effective method of research; compile data and present it in a form most likely to enhance understanding. 
• Prepare reports, statistical data, forms, questionnaires, and surveys. 
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals. 
• Interpret and apply pertinent local, state, and federal laws, regulations, procedures with a specific emphasis on emergency management concepts. 
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively, apply appropriate elements of decision making and determine the proper course of action. 
• Effectively deal with high levels of ambiguity and possess the ability to navigate through the ambiguity, including under emergency or stressful conditions. 
• Exercise initiative, sound independent judgment, tact, sensitivity, and discretion and maintain confidentiality within established guidelines. 
• Collaborate with various community groups, partner agencies and the public in a tactful and effective manner. 
• Communicate clearly and concisely to technical and lay personnel, both orally and in writing. 
• Make effective presentations to the community, partner agencies and County Executives.
• Understand, interpret, explain, and apply complex rules and procedures. 
• Analyze systems and administrative and management practices and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of individuals, including but not limited to coworkers, subordinate staff, supervisors, other managers, outside governmental and community-based organizations, and the general public.

 
Additional Qualifications:

• May be required to work a varied schedule of hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays. 
• Completion of a background investigation to the satisfaction of the County may be required for some assignments. 
• Employees assigned to the Emergency Management job family are required to be on call to serve as on-call duty officer to respond to the County's emergency operations center or to an incident as needed during large scale emergencies. This Duty is generally performed on a 24/7 basis, with a weekly rotation, but actual schedules will be subject to operational needs, as determined by the Director of the OEM, or designee.

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS:
 

1. Review applications and supplemental questionnaire to determine those applicants who meet the employment standards.
2. Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking: Candidates' final score and rank on the eligibility list will be determined by the information provided on the job application and their responses to the supplemental questions. The process may be eliminated if there are fewer than 11 qualified candidates. 

Candidates must receive a percentage score of at least 70 on the Application/Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking examination to be placed on an employment list. An adjustment may be made to raw scores based on factors listed in Civil Service Rule VI. Those candidates who are successful in the selection process will have their names placed on the employment list for a minimum of three months. At the time the employment list is established, all candidates will receive an email notice of their score on the exam(s), rank on the employment list, and exact duration of the employment list.
 
Conditional Job Offer:  Once a conditional offer of employment has been made, candidate will be required to successfully complete a background check, which includes a conviction history check, and satisfactory reference checks.  Appointee may be subject to a post-offer medical evaluation or examination.  The appointee must satisfactorily complete a one-year probationary period.

Recruiters will correspond with applicants by email during each step of the recruitment process. Applicants are reminded to check spam filters continuously during the Selection Process steps to ensure they do not miss required deadlines. 
 
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: The County of Santa Barbara is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants. Qualified individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter listed on the job posting. We require verification of needed accommodation from a professional source, such a Medical Provider or a learning institution.
 
Disaster Service Worker: Pursuant to Governmental code section 3100, all employees with the County of Santa Barbara are declared to be disaster service workers subject to such disaster service. Activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by law.
 
Statement of Commitment
The County of Santa Barbara is dedicated to cultivating and sustaining an environment that exhibits equity and inclusion everywhere, and at all levels of our organization. The County believes equity is a fundamental principle that must be imbedded in policies, institutional practices and systems. The County recognizes the negative impacts of systemic racism and is committed to eliminating the barriers affecting Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and socioeconomically disadvantaged community members, as well as people of other diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

We envision a world where society and its systems (e.g. education, criminal justice, and health care, housing, the economy) are just, fair, and inclusive, enabling all people to participate and reach their full potential.

We celebrate community and employee diversity, strive for inclusion and belonging, and promote empowered participation. We aspire to build a workforce that is reflective of these values and the communities we serve. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will resolutely uphold federal, California state law and/or Santa Barbara County ordinances.

We believe equity and inclusion are vital to fulfill the County’s mission and to embody a culture of “One County, One Future.” Expanding the full range of employee talent allows the County to deliver our best to all our community members.

We believe in the dignity and humanity of all people. We strive for a healthy and prosperous society that promotes all people having equitable access and opportunity.
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM PST, postmarks not accepted. You can view job postings and apply online 24 hours a day at www.sbcountyjobs.com.      


 
Collin Graham, Senior Talent Acquisition Analyst: cgraham@countyofsb.org

Salary : $99,305 - $126,736