DIRECTOR RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PLANNING

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before during and after emergencies through preparedness education and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Planning and Resiliency (P&R) Bureaus mission is to prepare the City to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative scalable planning; comprehensive interagency coordination; and advancing recovery and resiliency. To execute this mission the P&R Bureau includes Interagency Coordination division Resiliency and Recovery and Planning Unit.

The Resiliency & Recovery Division focuses on bridging longterm strategies to reduce NYCs risk with actionable operations and programs. The Division consists of two units: Resiliency Implementation and Resiliency and Recovery Planning. The Resiliency Implementation Unit is responsible for maximizing the Citys receipt of resiliency funding and resiliency operations for temporary and permanent coastal flood protection measures. The Resiliency and Recovery Unit is responsible for recovery planning the Citys Hazard Mitigation Plan and risk assessment tools.
NYC Emergency Management seeks a candidate responsible for overseeing the Resiliency and Recovery Planning Unit reporting to the Assistant Commissioner of Resiliency and Recovery which advances the citys risk analysis and recovery capabilities to facilitate a seamless transition from the response recovery and mitigation phases of the emergency cycle.

The Director of Resiliency and Recovery Planning will have broad responsibility to assess hazard vulnerabilities enhance disaster recovery capabilities identify mitigation opportunities and develop/enhance tools that support scoping for resiliency projects when funding is available to the City. The director will supervise assigned staff and/or consultants.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Oversee the development maintenance and updating of the Hazard Mitigation Plan all hazards recovery plans housing recovery plans and hazard risk analysis tools.
Lead initiatives studies and programs that support the Citys longterm risk reduction resiliency and recovery effort
Collaborate with community groups academics and other stakeholders in the planning that improves the Citys allhazard risk assessments and recovery operations
Integrate principles of resiliency and emergency management with other citywide resiliency planning efforts
Work with subject matter experts to develop predisaster recovery capabilities including a focus on outreach housing recovery data management and operational planning
Work with agencies and organizations to identify mitigation actions
Develop and enhance risk assessment tools such as the Urban Risk Index Hazard History and Consequence (HHC) tool and Community Risk Assessment Dashboard and resources that support the Citys ability to seek predisaster and postdisaster Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants
Working with the Assistant Commissioner sets the strategic vision for the unit and communicates a path to work toward it
Oversee Resiliency and Recovery Planning staff and consultants and foster a collaborative supportive and encouraging team culture.
Develop relationships with agency staff across all units and bureaus finding innovative and creative ways to connect resiliency and recovery planning to the broader agency mission.
Create and maintain unit budget and seek out grant opportunities to continue sustainment of unit activities and new initiatives
Perform other duties as assigned by Resiliency and Recovery Leadership

**PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

The selected candidate will be assigned to an oncall Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work nonbusiness hours during some emergencies. These nonbusiness hours include nights weekends holidays and extended week hours outside of a 9AM5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response; will participate in drills and exercises associated with the oncall EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time with six weeks off in between.

Funding This position is supported with a federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding through 8/31/2025 with the possibility of an extension.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer support to be eligible for selection.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.


PREFERRED SKILLS

Superior project management skills and a demonstrated ability to work independently or collaboratively to prioritize and deliver complex projects within compressed timelines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel Access and PowerPoint) and database management systems (e.g. AirTable).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including experience distilling complex information for planning documents and briefing executives or other stakeholders.
Confidence and experience managing multiple projects in a highpressure work environment.
Excellent people management skills with a proven ability to effectively coach and mentor staff invest in their professional development and create and enhance positive team culture and working environments.
Strategic planning skills and experience setting vision/goals/objectives for staff are strongly preferred.
Knowledge of and experience in applying the concepts theories principles and practices of emergency management hazard mitigation climate resiliency and recovery.
Ability to analyze evaluate and manage program operations including vendor management and consultant supervision.
Experience facilitating meetings and discussions with various stakeholders including with community organizations academic partners and government stakeholders
Preferred experience with both recovery and hazard mitigation planning and grants such as FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance FEMA Individual Assistance and Public Assistance HUD CDBGDR and SBA loans.
Experience overseeing budgets and applying for grants to support programs is strongly preferred.

Competencies everyone:
oKnowledge possesses appropriate subject matter expertise.
oWork Ethic and Productivity produces consistently high quality accurate and ontime deliverables; takes responsibility is dependable and accountable and follows through; is responsive to requests from leadership.
oStrategic Problem Solving and Innovation is thoughtful and deliberate in approach to solving problems; demonstrates innovation and creative thinking.
oEffective Communication communication is clear precise and timely; understands their audience and display confidence in delivering their message.
oTeamwork encourage collaboration and motivate others; is able to both lead and follow when necessary; is an active listener and consider a broad range of perspectives.
Competencies managers:
oStrategic Planning creates a strategic vision and plan for the unit and communicates a path toward it; ensures unit activities contribute to the articulated vision; aligns the units goals with the broader HCM and agency goals.
oDecision Making demonstrates confidence decisiveness adaptability and good judgement; brings solutions not problems; makes informed equitable and sometimes difficult decisions.
oRelationship Building values and seeks diverse perspectives by demonstrating awareness sensitivity and acceptance of cultural differences.
oGiving and Receiving Feedback delivers specific and growthcentered feedback whenever the opportunity presents; listens and receives honest and open feedback without defensiveness; provides actionable and constructive suggestions resources and guidance on how to improve enhance or expand efforts.
oCommunication to unit Regularly communicates the alignment of individual work with unit and agency goals and how it connects to the broader mission of the agency; creates deliverables that are clear wellwritten appropriate to the topic and targeted to the audience; models integrity and communicates truthfully and transparently even when difficult or uncomfortable to do so.
oCoaching Uses coaching techniques to support staff helping them develop and enhance skills by demonstrating and working together; encourages staff professional development working with staff to develop goals and recommending resources for learning; stays connected on tracking progress; recognizes individual strengths challenges and styles and determines how best to support each person with these in mind; creates environment in which staff members feel open to seeking help guidance and support from colleagues or managers as needed.
oTeam Management Writes and conducts annual evaluations that include specific examples that demonstrate each individuals progress toward attainment of goals as well as areas for continued growth; monitors and supports staff progress without micromanaging; mediates conflict among staff negotiating compromises and solutions when conflicts arise; monitors workload and stress levels among staff members makes efforts to reduce stress levels through flexible work schedules listening and redirecting workflows as possible; is wellversed in all agency policies and procedures; seeks guidance to support team members necessary

**Studies have shown that women people of color and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

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Qualifications :

1 . A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management fire or police services public safety public health public administration urban planning engineering or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive managerial administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the areas listed in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above; or

3. A master s degree from an accredited college in emergency management public administration urban planning engineering economics political science the physical sciences or related field and three years of satisfactory fulltime professional experience in one or a combination of the areas described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above; or

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 2 or 3 above. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime