Assistant Deputy Director

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) collaborates with governmental and non-governmental partners to mitigate, plan, and prepare for emergencies; educate the public about preparedness; coordinate response and recovery efforts for emergencies and complex events; and develop tools and resources to support the City of Philadelphia’s overall preparedness.

The Assistant Deputy Director helps to lead OEM’s preparedness, response, and recovery for all threats and hazards in the City of Philadelphia.  This essential position will assist with the implementation and evaluation of an integrated program. Providing strategic support to the Deputy Director or First Deputy Director, the Assistant Deputy Director will focus on areas of health and human services, infrastructure, community engagement, homeland security, training and exercises, GIS, continuity of operations, logistics, and private sector coordination, among others.

Under the direction of the Deputy Director, the Assistant Deputy Director will perform a range of activities including, but not limited to, the following key functions:

• Working closely with the office’s leadership to support daily and special operations.
• Special Projects and Initiatives
• Interagency coordination to include engagement with local, state, federal and nonprofit partners.
• Work with the Planning Division team to develop and maintain emergency response plans
• Support the recruitment and hiring process for staff as needed
• Support the development of key performance indicators and objectives along with the maintenance of the multi-year strategic plan
• Crisis management and Leadership
• Serve on-call as an OEM Response Executive, managing the on-call team and overseeing the entire agency’s response and recovery roles during emergencies, disasters, and large planned events.
• Find opportunities within OEM and across its partners to ensure operational readiness for Philadelphia’s risks.
• Provide guidance and direction to staff, through modeling and coaching, to ensure effective decision-making and coordination.

Learn more about this position and apply on the City’s SmartRecruiter page.