Associate Director of Emergency Management - Santa Barbara County, CA

The County of Santa Barbara's Office of Emergency Services is accepting applications to fill a full-time vacancy for an Associate Director of Emergency Management in Santa Barbara, California. This position is categorized as an Emergency Management Manager III job classification. This position is at-will and exempt from civil-service provisions.  

The Position: 
The Associate Director of Emergency Management is a key member of the Office of Emergency Management's executive management team who provides leadership and oversight for staff, leads emergency planning efforts, assist with policy development, and manages a comprehensive range of emergency management programs and services, including EOC readiness and alert and warning systems.

This position supervises and directs staff, ensures County emergency-related plans comply with state and federal requirements, and recommends emergency services policies and procedures. The Associate Director serves as the Management Section Coordinator, or as assigned, when the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated, coordinates incident activations, and develops and conducts tests and exercises to determine the adequacy of emergency and disaster preparations. Further, this position is responsible for presenting to and actively participating with government, community, and other stakeholder groups and serves as the Director in the Director's absence, or as otherwise authorized. As such, the incumbent uses considerable independent judgment and discretion in the performance of his/her duties.

The Associate Director will be a collaborative leader who thrives working in a close-knit team environment and brings a passion for the field of emergency management to their daily efforts. Experience in leading emergency management programs, including working on large-scale emergencies and/or disasters, is required for this position. Experience working with stakeholders/partner agencies to develop, coordinate, and/or maintain emergency management-related programs, including: Resource Management, Hazard Mitigation, Operational Readiness, Functional Response Plans, Recovery Operations. Familiarity with maintaining community emergency alert and warning program systems and emergency-related information technology, software, and hardware is essential. The ability to speak, read, and write fluently in Spanish is strongly preferred but not required for this position.

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 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. Operational Area entities include county departments, incorporated cities, unincorporated areas, special districts, universities, non-profit and volunteer organizations, and private sector business and industry groups. 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 in its resilience efforts. To this end, some key initiatives being launched by our team include: revamped community education program utilizing cultural and community- based ambassadors; new mapping and evacuation coordination efforts and systems; exploration and commitment to integration of climate and environmental justice initiatives into planning efforts; selection and launching of new response and recovery support systems; and more To learn more about the County visit www.countyofsb.org.

To learn more about OEM, please visit https://www.countyofsb.org/520/Office-of-Emergency-Management. To learn more about current educational and outreach information available, please visit: https://www.readysbc.org/.

The County & Community: 
The County of Santa Barbara is one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. The County is a mix of urban, suburban and rural landscapes located on a 122 mile stretch of California’s central coastline with a strong economic base in agriculture, tourism, wine, healthcare, technology and a variety of other industries. The County is a destination to live, work and visit for its phenomenal quality of life that includes beautiful residential communities, renown architecture, world class beaches, mild climate, scenic mountains, open space and numerous parks providing plentiful cultural and recreational activities year-round include hiking, bicycling, water sports, and horseback riding. The County of Santa Barbara is home to 20 school districts, the excellent University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Community College, Alan Hancock College and numerous other renown institutions of higher learning.