COMMUNITY RESILIENCY PLANNER - City of New York

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies.


The Planning and Resilience Bureau’s mission is to prepare the city to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning, comprehensive interagency coordination, and innovative recovery and Resiliency. The bureau includes Interagency Coordination with an assistant commissioner leading three units made up of subject matter experts in Health and Medical, Human Services, Critical Infrastructure, Resiliency and Recovery with an assistant commissioner leading the Mitigation and Risk Analysis and Recovery units; and the Planning Unit.

The Risk Analysis and Recovery Unit focuses on bridging long-term strategies to reduce NYC’s risk and increase post-disaster recovery capacity with with actionable operations and programs. This includes coordinating and guiding partnerships to develop strategies that analyze, plan, and address hazard risk and vulnerabilities, as well as to prepare for efficient recovery operations. The unit is responsible for recovery planning, the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, and risk reduction tools, and maximizing the City’s receipt of post-disaster housing recovery funding.



With latitude for independent initiative and judgment, NYC Emergency Management seeks a candidate responsible for supporting and coordinating community resiliency planning, which includes helping communities build an understanding of community risks and their appropriate mitigation actions, as well raising awareness of recovery actions.


The Community Resiliency Planner will lead a collaborative effort to:

- Support development of the Community Planning and Capacity Building component of the citywide recovery framework and other related recovery plans.

- Maintain and develop the community section of the Hazard Mitigation Plan.

- Serve as a representative for NYCEM and City-run community events that focus on recovery, hazard mitigation, and insurance (e.g., flood, renters, parametric) by promoting existing tools such as the Community Risk Assessment Dashboard, Insurance Page, and Recovery Page.

- Develop tools and content that takes complicated recovery and resilience information to better communicate hazard risk and recovery to the public.

- Work with academic institutions and studios to develop locally-based Hazard Mitigation Plans or other projects that help advance recovery and mitigation.

- Work with External Affairs, Human Services, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Community Preparedness to develop tools to support community recovery coordination.

- Engage, foster, and support local organizing capabilities of faith-based organizations and community organizations to ensure that the whole community is connected in a meaningful way to the recovery planning process.

- Support Community Engagement with the distribution of flood mitigation measures to community emergency network partners.

- Manage and develop partnerships to augment risk planning, recovery planning, and needs to make a community more resilient from disasters.

- Perform other duties as assigned by Risk Reduction and Recovery leadership


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- 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.


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


PREFERRED SKILLS

1. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).

2. Strong written and oral communication skills.

3. Existing productive relationships with key contacts in NYC faith-based and community-based organizations.

4. Knowledge of and experience in applying the concepts, theories, principles and practices of emergency management and recovery to real-world situations.

5. Experience engaging community stakeholders.

6. Experience reaching consensus with multiple stakeholders that have different goals and opinions.

7. Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects within specified deadlines.

8. Ability to work well within a team structure.

9. Flexibility towards shifting needs and priorities.

10. Technical skills, including Adobe Suite and Web Development are a plus.

11. Fluency in a language other than English is a plus.

**Studies have shown that women, people of color, and other under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.**

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.

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.