Job Description

Description

Coordinator, Community Emergency Management

Competition Number

2023-355

Job Code

1467

Posting Date

January 16, 2024

Closing Date

February 5, 2024 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status

Permanent Full-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 270,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.

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Position Overview:

Reporting to the City Clerk/Director of Legislated Services, the Coordinator of Community Emergency Management, is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance and review of a comprehensive Emergency Management and Business Continuity Program for the City of Kitchener. The position is also responsible for developing and maintaining strike contingency plans for the organization. The Coordinator will lead the implementation of the City\'s programs in close collaboration with emergency services and public safety agencies, other City divisions, non-government organizations, broader public sector agencies and the private sector. The program includes the development, execution and monitoring of strategic policies, procedures, documents and working groups addressing the key areas of emergency management and business continuity mandated by the City\'s Corporate Leadership Team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures emergency preparedness and planning with the aim of ensuring a more disaster ready/disaster resilient community. Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Kitchener Corporate Strategic Plan and Corporate Values
• Works collaboratively with senior leaders and the City of Kitchener\'s Corporate Departments to enhance the corporation\'s capacity to effectively mitigate, prepare, respond and recover from a significant event
• Leads the development, review and ongoing refinement of the City\'s strike continency plans, in collaboration with Human Resources and senior leaders.
• Makes recommendations to key decision-makers including providing guidance to the CAO, Department Heads, Council in the event of an emergency or significant incident
• Ensures Kitchener meets the mandatory requirements of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and prepares the annual compliance report as required by the Act.
• Ensures Kitchener\'s Community Emergency Response Plan and Business Continuity Plan are current and reflect Kitchener\'s response capabilities and incorporate industry best practices
• Performs risk analyses for individual business areas to identify points of vulnerability and single points of failure. Identifies risk avoidance and mitigation strategies
• Establishes and maintains a collaborative working relationship with City staff in all departments, local municipalities, local hydro utilities, the Waterloo Regional Police, school boards, hospitals, other community partners, the Province and the business sector to ensure a coordinated response to any type of emergency or significant event
• Develops and initiates city wide emergency management training, mock emergency exercises coordinated across multiple organizations and agencies
• Manages emergency situations and provides timely, relevant and accurate emergency information to the public
• Maintains required equipment and ensures organizational preparedness, sets up Emergency Response Centres as necessary
• Works collaboratively with Corporate Communications to develop prompt dissemination of accurate information to the news media and the public
• Represents the department as necessary before Council and Committee meetings of the City and with other stakeholder organizations
• Keeps informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, as well as those that could affect response efforts and details of plan implementation
• Prepares emergency situation status reports that describe response and recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments
• Inspects facilities and equipment, such as emergency management centers and communications equipment, to determine their operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations
• Through innovative and strategic leadership, ensures the City of Kitchener and its emergency operations facilities are in a continuous state of readiness in the event of a municipal emergency through ongoing planning, training, exercise, testing, and awareness initiatives

Requirements:

• 3 year degree or diploma in Emergency/Disaster Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) Designation by Emergency Management Ontario is required.
• 4+ years\' experience coordinating large-scale events or managing an organization\'s response to complex emergencies.
• 4+ years\' experience in developing and overseeing large, complex projects, such as emergency management initiatives in a major public or private sector organization.
• Experience in Incident Management System, Emergency Operations Centres, Emergency Response Planning, Municipal Emergency Management Program development and delivery
• Experience operating as a project leader, identifying challenges and needs, and initiating, coordinating and managing the implementation of solutions.
• Knowledge of related legislation including the Emergency Management & Civil Protection Act and its Regulations, Fire Code, related Municipal Bylaws, National Standard on Emergency Management and Business Continuity, Province of Ontario\'s doctrine for emergency management, Occupational Health and Safety Act, etc.
• In depth knowledge and expertise in emergency management principles and theory as well as provincial and federal legislation, plans and procedures and best practices
• Strong consultation, issue management, negotiation, facilitation, collaboration skills; networking and relationship building skills to bring together stakeholders both internal and external, develop effective partnerships and obtain consensus
• Ability to work in an independent and self-directed manner and as a member of a team under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to support and project values compatible with the organization and to participate as an effective team member
• Must have a valid MTO class \'G\' driver\'s license in good standing and the use of a personal vehicle.
• Must be able to work outside of regular business hours (evenings and weekends)
• Satisfactory Police Record Check

Note: All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. In the event there is no successful applicant with the stated level of education and experience, other applicants will be considered if a combination of their education and experience meets the following pre-determined equivalency:

• 2-Year Diploma (or 2-Year Specialized Post-Secondary Program) with minimum 7 years related and relevant experience OR
• 4-Year Honours Degree with minimum 2 years related and relevant experience

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at , or 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":

"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.

The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:

1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.

2. within the same Division in the case of students."

Department

Corporate Services

Division

Legislated Services

Union Affiliation

Non-Union/Management

Number of Positions

1

Hours of Work

35 hours a week

Location

Initial Location

City Hall

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$85,617 - $107,022 annually

Apr 1, 2024: $87,244 - $109,055

Nov 1, 2024: $91,885 - $114,856

Grade/Band

10 (under review)

City of Kitchener