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About the Office:
The City Manager’s Office provides strategic leadership which supports the Mayor and City Council while motivating the organization to deliver high quality services that meet the community's needs.

The City Manager’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is responsible for preparing the City and the community to effectively respond to natural, technological and human-caused disasters while coordinating with the Santa Clara County Operational Area, the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Maintenance and activation of the Emergency Operations Center and the Emergency Operations Plan are primary tools utilized by OEM.  OEM provides disaster planning, training, and recovery assistance to City departments, including state-mandated Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) classes for the Emergency Operations Center staff and elected officials.  OEM also monitors state and federal legislation that directly impacts the provision of emergency services to the community.  
 
Position:
The Office of Emergency Management is seeking an energetic, well focused, and detailed oriented applicant.  Under general supervision, the applicant will be responsible for the development of training programs to help meet the City’s goal of being earthquake ready within three years.  The applicant will also be responsible for ensuring that all elected officials and Emergency Operations Center staff within the City of San José are current with their FEMA mandated training.  Performs additional work as required.
 
 Typical Duties:   

• Participates in the organization, administration, operations, and functions of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• Assists in coordinating OEM programs with other city departments
• Develops, maintains and implements a Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan (MYTEP) for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Department Operations Center (DOC) personnel
• Analyze state and federal guidance and grant requirements for training to integrate into the MYTEP
• Supports OEM leadership in management of EOC and OEM staff credentialing
• Develops curriculum for EOC operations, City staff, and public education
• Create, design and produce complex exercise and training materials
• Coordinate platform instruction with certified instructors      
• Produce reports on training accomplishments and tracking certifications for EOC and DOC personnel
• Manage assessment and implementation of electronic training records, as needed
• Manage databases for training certifications and employee completions
• Review and edit documents, reports, memoranda, presentations, and briefing materials
• Performs other emergency management activities as needed
• This position responds to activations of the EOC.

 
Distinguishing Characteristics:
This position requires someone with the ability to work both independently and interdependently to ensure work is completed in an accurate, and timely fashion.
 
The successful candidate will possess the ability to demonstrate the principles of effective written communication and knowledge of the administrative process within a governmental organization.  The candidate must also be able to coordinate with internal and external agencies to achieve a shared goal, and maintain records and controls.

This position responds to activations of the Emergency Operations Center, and therefore must be available to report to duty at any time, including nights and weekends.