$43.99 - $54.15 Hourly County Chair Regular Represented United States of America (Non-Exempt) November 11, 2024

• Project Management and Plan Writing: Manage highly complex planning projects through procurement, development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and process improvement. Prioritize/assign work and monitor project progress to ensure completion within timelines and budget. Write emergency management plans and lead planning processes through meeting facilitation, public engagement and internal and external stakeholder support. Align and integrate departmental plans with other county plans, policies, procedures, governmental policies, and complex planning principles.

• Collaboration: Align emergency management plans into daily operations, working closely with other departmental divisions. Work closely with county governmental partners, including cities, unincorporated communities, and special districts. Support other office activities, including emergency response, training and exercises, community preparedness and other local resilience-building opportunities. Represent Multnomah County at local, regional, and state emergency management meetings and projects.

• Racial Equity: Integrate racial justice and equity principles as a key focus to all initiatives and activities. Support a workplace where everyone can thrive and do their best. Influence, evolve, and support program priorities to meet the diverse needs of the community served by our programs.

• Experience leading and managing the development and maintenance of complex plans that meet federal, state and local requirements. This includes developing a planning team, project scoping, procuring services, developing timelines and milestones and engaging the public to understand community needs and create collaborative projects. Experience evaluating, interpreting and explaining relevant statutes, rules and policies to ensure plan and project alignment.

• Familiarity with emergency management principles, including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements and the Code of Federal Regulations.

• Advanced written communication, including preparing clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, studies and plans that translate complex data-driven concepts and hazard risk messaging to a wide range of stakeholders.

• Ability to maintain active listening in emergencies and other fast-paced environments to understand stakeholder needs and continue human-centered and trauma-informed processes and procedures. Able to conduct response work with these values within the Incident Command System (ICS) during disaster events.

• Equity Driven - You are familiar with using an equity or racial justice lens in decision making processes and knowledgeable about the principles and practices of collaborative decision-making. You have the ability to constructively participate in conversations about race, social justice, economic mobility and/or other intersectional experiences that play a critical role in engaging a diverse community.

• People-Focused - You are committed to public service. You’re able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds. Demonstrate skill in collaborating with staff and community stakeholders to advance the program’s agenda.

• Experience with technology programs, including but not limited to: Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and other professional applications.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience.
• Three (3) years of experience in managing complex, long-term projects and writing detailed technical reports or plans.
• An interest in promoting a culture of respect, inclusiveness, and appreciation of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and values, both within the department and with external partners.
• Stakeholder experience that includes community engagement and inter-organizational coordination.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Pass background and professional reference checks.
• Ability to complete required National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses (IS 100, 200, 700 & 800) within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to complete the FEMA Professional Development Series Certification (IS-120, IS-230, IS-235, IS-240, IS-241, IS-242, & IS-244) within one (1) year of hire.

• Additional one (1) or more years of experience in managing long-term projects and performing detailed technical writing.
• Experience responding to emergency events and/or participation in emergency exercises.
• Knowledge of natural and man-made hazards and how those hazards affect both rural and urban environments.
• Work experience with principles and practices of Emergency Management with knowledge areas including, but not limited to: the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS), National Response Framework (NRF), Continuity of Operations (COOP), emergency management experience in contexts of public health, mass care/human services, communications, or other topics.
• Methods of and experience engaging communities in culturally appropriate ways, including those with access and functional needs, diverse racial and ethnic communities, and other underserved and underrepresented communities.

• Transferable Skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experiences that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.

• A completed online application.
• An uploaded resume covering relevant experience and education. Please be sure your resume includes the following for each employer: name of employer, location, dates of employment, your title, a brief summary of your responsibilities, the number of employees under your supervision.
• An uploaded cover letter that expands on your resume and details your prior experience and how it may align with the preferred and desired areas.

• Initial review of minimum qualifications: We may do an additional preferred review, phone screen, and/or send out additional supplemental questions to identify those highest qualified.
• Consideration of top candidates: We will consider qualified candidates in order of rank and score from the list of eligible candidates. This may include panel interview(s), a hiring interview, and/or additional testing to determine the best candidates for a position.
• Professional reference checks.

• This position is an union represented position and is eligible for overtime.
• This position is approved for a hybrid schedule. The onsite work location is at the Multnomah Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214.

• All employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; the county cannot support ongoing telework from other locations.
• This recruitment may be used to fill full-time, part-time, temporary, limited duration and on-call positions.

Prudence Veach prudence.s.veach@multco.us +1 (971) 4694245 6374 - Emergency Management Analyst Senior