Career Opportunity

Emergency Planning Manager (0922) - Department of Human Resources

Recruitment: RTF0133946-01131239

Published: April 14, 2023

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About:

• Application Open: April 14, 2023
• Application Deadline: April 30, 2023
• Compensation for Range A: $122,200 - $156,026 Annually
• Recruitment ID: RTF0133946-01131239

In an emergency, the City of San Francisco’s Department of Human Resources (DHR) must continue essential business operations, and perform additional pre-designated responsibilities focused on coordinating and supporting City Staff in the event of an emergency.  DHR’s responsibilities include coordinating with the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), operating a Department Operations Center (DOC), an Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC), and coordinating the City’s Disaster Service Worker program.

The DHR Emergency Planning Manager is responsible for emergency planning and for coordinating the department’s internal response, the City’s Disaster Service Worker program for both employees and volunteers. and other required activities to prepare for, respond, and recover from emergencies. This individual will represent DHR in other planning and response forums including City, regional, state, and federal emergency planning and disaster response matters, and will represent the emergency planning function internally with DHR managers.

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) is the City and County of San Francisco’s (City’s) central human resources agency. DHR’s mission is to ensure the City uses fair and equitable practices to hire, develop, support, and retain a highly qualified workforce. DHR’s work includes administering the City’s civil service system, ensuring payment of workers’ compensation benefits to injured employees, negotiating and administering labor agreements, ensuring equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants, recruiting talent, training and developing the City workforce, coordinating the City’s Disaster Service Workers (DSWs), and much more.

Role description

The Emergency Planning Manager will take a lead role in:

• Ensuring that DHR is ready to respond, that the Department Operations Center and Emergency Volunteer Center are ready in the event of an emergency, and effective policies and procedures are in place;
• Identifying DHR essential functions and continuously refining the Department Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan;
• Planning, coordinating, and evaluating the DSW Program, which deploys City workers to support citywide emergency response and recovery efforts;
• Training DHR staff on their emergency roles and responsibilities, and conducting departmental exercises.
• Work with DHR subject matter experts on the development of Citywide emergency planning and preparedness policies.
• Build and maintain relationships with disaster preparedness officials from partner City agencies, mutual assistance counties, the state, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Citywide emergency and disaster exercises as a subject matter expert.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for the department during emergency incidents.
• Supervise staff assigned to DHR Emergency Planning.
• Performs other duties as required.

How to qualify

Education:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Experience:

• Five (5) years experience in any of the following or combination of public safety, military, security, emergency operations, human resources or emergency planning.

License/Certification:

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license – Class C.
• Successful completion of National Incident Management System (NIMS) training compliant Incident Command System (ICS) training course 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, or their recognized NIMS compliant equivalents within six months of employment. Successful completion of Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) training course G606 within six months of employment.

Substitution:

• Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for year basis (up to a maximum of two [2] years). (Thirty [30] semester units or forty-five [45] quarter units equal one year).

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

What else should I know?

Selection Procedures: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

1. Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) - Candidates will be required to complete an MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

2. Supplemental Questionnaire Exam (weighted 100%) - Candidates who meet the qualifications of the position will be required to complete the Supplemental Questionnaire Exam as a part of the selection process. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position. Responses to the questionnaire will be reviewed and rated by a panel of subject matter experts and is subject to verification.

A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Eligible List - A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission. The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be six (6) months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Certification - The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of the List. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/.

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis’ for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Position Based Testing Information
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Gary Chen at gary.w.chen@sfgov.org.

Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.