Title: State All Hazards Planner #00602
State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator III
Hiring Range: $57,000 - $59,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept of Emergency Management
Location: VDEM Headquarters
Agency Website: www.vaemergency.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is currently seeking a qualified candidate to become our State All Hazards Planner!
The State All Hazards Planner (AHP) carries out all directives related to the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Programs in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, executive orders, published policies, and established procedures.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Creates new all-hazard plans and maintains current plans in coordination with stakeholders.
- Analyzes past events and exercises to identify and implement necessary changes to plans.
- Ensures all planning activities and plans comply with non-discrimination laws and address individuals with access and functional needs, where applicable.
- Leads and provides planning assistance to VDEM Planners and State agencies regarding the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan (COVEOP), its annexes, and other emerging planning priorities.
- Provides project support to the other State All Hazards Planner, the Lead Planner for the State Hazard Mitigation Plan, and the Assessment Program Coordinator for the THIRA/SPR process.
- Provides all-hazards planning guidance and support to State agencies, VDEM Region AHPs, and local Emergency Managers.
This position is eligible for one day of telework per week. Due to the public-facing nature of the role, regular onsite presence is required.
All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official EWP.
Minimum Qualifications
- Considerable working knowledge of the four phases of emergency management, federal emergency management planning guidance, National Incident Management System, and incident command principles.
- Superior interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee the development, writing, and review of all-hazards plans to create professional and effective plans; manage planning contracts; foster teamwork; and collaborate with state and local officials.
- Ability to communicate technical, regulatory, and sensitive information clearly and appropriately to diverse individuals and groups.
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks and deadlines, manage multiple projects effectively, and maintain strong attention to detail in all work products.
- Ability to conduct research, organize and analyze information, communicate findings, and produce project status reports.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and operate effectively in austere environments for extended periods.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
Additional Considerations
None.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.
The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.
VDEM does not provide sponsorship or a STEM OPT extension to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: (804) 366-7942
Email: Recruitment@vdem.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
