Job Description

The Strategy & Innovation (S&I) Unit is responsible for conducting strategic planning to improve the City’s emergency management capability, leading strategic initiatives to further agency priorities, and for managing the agency’s Innovation portfolio.

The Strategic Initiatives Program Manager will oversee – from start to finish – the implementation of internal and interagency strategic initiatives to improve the City’s response posture and operations. The ideal candidate will have previous project management and/or emergency management experience, facilitation and interpersonal communication skills, stakeholder engagement experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The Strategic Initiatives Program Manager reports to the Director of S&I and will conduct the following duties:

• Manage Commissioner and City Hall high-priority projects that may involve multiple NYCEM Units or City agencies;

• Coordinate with internal and interagency partners to identify executable strategies to complex issues;

• Support the Citywide Strategy Working Group pilot to foster interagency collaboration and problem-solving;

• Brief NYCEM and interagency executives on proposals and project progress;

• Assist with the implementation of NYCEM’s internal strategic planning efforts;

• Create polished materials for a variety of audiences, including City executives, focusing on grammar, formatting, and standardization;

• Research emerging trends in emergency management, technology, and public administration to pilot at NYCEM;

• Support after-action reporting, exercise / workshop facilitation, program analysis and evaluation, and other OSO activities, as assigned;

• Support OSO / NYCEM strategic initiatives and special projects, as assigned.

  **PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• The selected candidate will be assigned to an on-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work non-business hours during some emergencies. These non-business hours include nights, weekends, holidays, and extended week hours outside of a 9AM-5PM 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 on-call 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.

  -This position is grant funded through 8/24/2024 with the possibility of an extension.

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

Qualifications

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire, police, or military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

   2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed 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 one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed “1" above, at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

   4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

   Special Note:

   To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.