Specialist, Community Emergency Management

Position Type: Regular Full Time (RFT)

Closing Date: February 3, 2025

Salary/Wage Range: $100,375.00 - $125,469.00

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Location: This position is eligible for a hybrid work model. When attending an event or meeting in person, your primary office location will be based out of 1255 Fairview Street, Burlington. Work location is subject to change at the discretion of the City due to operational demands.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Fire Chief, this position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the City of Burlington’s emergency management programs and strategies, and establishing a centralized, controlled, and coordinated response program for emergencies. This role will ensure that the City of Burlington and its emergency operations facilities are in a continuous state of readiness.

Responsibilities:

The Specialist, Community Emergency Management will:

• Develop programs, policies, and procedures geared towards preparing, responding, and recovering from business continuity disruptions that could affect the ability for the City of Burlington to provide essential services, and recommend changes to the Emergency and Continuity Management Program to meet the community’s needs.
• Work collaboratively with the Burlington Executive Leadership Team and City of Burlington departments/divisions to enhance the corporation’s capacity to effectively prepare, respond, mitigate, and recover from business continuity disruptions.
• Lead the provincially mandated annual review and revisions of the Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment and Critical Infrastructure List to ensure that the City meets the mandatory requirements of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and its Regulations.
• During emergencies, work with the Office of the CAO and Office of the Mayor to provide expertise and advice as needed.
• Procure, develop, and maintain the municipal emergency notification system ensuring emergency notifications and public alerting systems are in place.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the City’s crisis management plan and business continuity plans to make needed updates.
• Develop, plan, and deliver business continuity training, including executing exercises to test business continuity plans. Establish, implement, and maintain a Business Continuity Training and Exercise Plan.
• Coordinate with Corporate Communications and Engagement to plan annual public education campaigns on general emergency preparedness and specific hazards.
• Recommend changes to the Emergency and Continuity Management Program to meet the community’s needs.
• Undertake research and analysis and prepare reports for the Emergency and Continuity Management Program Committee and Council on emergency management and/or business continuity issues.
• Conduct post-incident reviews following business continuity related disruptions and develop after-action reports for the Emergency and Continuity Management Program Committee. Provide support for recovery planning and implementation.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will possess a university degree in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Public Safety Administration, or a related field. Certifications in Basic Emergency Management, Incident Management System (IMS) 100 and 200, and Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) are also required. Certified Business Continuity designation, certification in IMS 300 and as a trainer for IMS 200 and 300 are preferred.

This role will require 4-7 years of experience in public sector emergency management and business continuity. A demonstrated ability to train others in a variety of settings (classroom, workshop, online, etc.) is required.

This position may require occasional travel between sites and/or City facilities.

Accommodations

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Burlington accommodates the individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call us at 905-335-7602 or email us at: hr@burlington.ca if you require accommodation to ensure your equal participation in the recruitment and selection process.

Note to Applicants:

We thank all those who apply for positions, but only those applicants who are invited for an interview will be contacted.