Position Description The Director of Emergency Management will provide leadership and direction of all activities of the Office of Emergency Management, including providing for efficient performance during a declared emergency, coordinating City planning and preparation for emergency relief, providing liaison and coordination with federal, state, county and local jurisdictions relative to emergency preparedness. Job Duties and Responsibilities Overall Management Direct the Emergency Management Department's efforts in mitigating, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or manmade disasters in the community. Ensure the implementation of federal and state emergency preparedness and management program requirements. Respond to queries, requests and complaints from the Mayor, City Council members and other City staff to promote customer service. Provide executive leadership to the division's management team and staff. Lead division visioning and planning efforts, ensuring department and City goals, policies and plans integrate with internal operations. Develop, implement, and manage initiatives that align with the department's vision to improve the division's service delivery. Work in partnership with enterprise and departmental equity, culture, and professional development teams to advocate for and support programs and initiatives that will create and maintain an environment where employees belong, where they want to come to work, and are empowered to utilize their strengths to prepare for future roles in the service of those who reside in, do business in, work in and visit the City of Minneapolis. Verbally present complex information at public hearings, Council Committee meetings and to large organizations, explaining City decisions or positions. Along with other crucial department leaders, serve as a key contact for elected officials and their staff on policy issues as needed. Focus on process improvement and data analysis related to the division's body of work to increase effectiveness and efficiency. Serve on Office of Community Safety Executive Leadership Team Coordinate planning for largescale planned events taking place within the City, including working with interjurisdictional partners and non-governmental parties. Analyze and report on operational?efficiency and?preparedness activities. Operations Provide for efficient performance during a declared emergency, coordinating city planning and preparation for emergency relief. Use sound risk management principles (i.e. hazard identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources. Synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose. Support regional, state and national response and recovery efforts through mutual aid, emergency management assistance compact (EMAC), incident management teams and similar regional, state or federal organizations and deploy with such organizations as warranted. Pursue grant funds from outside agencies and organizations to offset the cost of materials, equipment and human resources used in preparing, responding and recovery from events; accounts for all time and materials expended in case that reimbursement is available. Pursues reimbursement for eligible expenses when possible. Serve as EOC Manager or Director under the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Oversee the daily operations of the department including budget, personnel issues, departmental business plans, HR-related activities, financial management, union contract adherence, and records management or retention and various special projects. Establish policies, goals, objectives and performance measure for the department, including recruitment and retention of diverse workforce, training, performance management, labor relations, grievances, and employee relations and engagement. Community Partnerships Maintain strong partnerships with other local, state and federal agencies. Maintain professional and collaborative relationships with elected officials, city staff from all departments, the general public and officials from other governmental and industry groups, and emergency responders from multiple jurisdictions as a means of aligning resources and preparing them for emergency responses. Represent the City of Minneapolis at various forums, public hearings, meetings, task forces, etc. Identify training needs and a plan for delivering the training where needed; coordinating disaster response exercises as a means of training. Strategic Planning Create and maintain a comprehensive framework to reduce the vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Anticipate future disasters and take preventive and preparatory measures to build disaster- resistant and disaster resilient communities Direct the Emergency Management Department's efforts in mitigating, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or manmade disasters in the community. Ensure the implementation of federal and state emergency preparedness and management program requirements. Respond to queries, requests and complaints from the Mayor, City Council members and other City staff to promote customer service. Provide executive leadership to the division's management team and staff. Lead division visioning and planning efforts, ensuring department and City goals, policies and plans integrate with internal operations. Develop, implement, and manage initiatives that align with the department's vision to improve the division's service delivery. Work in partnership with enterprise and departmental equity, culture, and professional development teams to advocate for and support programs and initiatives that will create and maintain an environment where employees belong, where they want to come to work, and are empowered to utilize their strengths to prepare for future roles in the service of those who reside in, do business in, work in and visit the City of Minneapolis. Verbally present complex information at public hearings, Council Committee meetings and to large organizations, explaining City decisions or positions. Along with other crucial department leaders, serve as a key contact for elected officials and their staff on policy issues as needed. Focus on process improvement and data analysis related to the division's body of work to increase effectiveness and efficiency. Serve on Office of Community Safety Executive Leadership Team Coordinate planning for largescale planned events taking place within the City, including working with interjurisdictional partners and non-governmental parties. Analyze and report on operational?efficiency and?preparedness activities. Operations Provide for efficient performance during a declared emergency, coordinating city planning and preparation for emergency relief. Use sound risk management principles (i.e. hazard identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources. Synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose. Support regional, state and national response and recovery efforts through mutual aid, emergency management assistance compact (EMAC), incident management teams and similar regional, state or federal organizations and deploy with such organizations as warranted. Pursue grant funds from outside agencies and organizations to offset the cost of materials, equipment and human resources used in preparing, responding and recovery from events; accounts for all time and materials expended in case that reimbursement is available. Pursues reimbursement for eligible... For full info follow application link. The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.