Central Branch Manager

State of North Carolina•Alamance County, NC

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety's mission is to safeguard and preserve the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through preparation, prevention, and protection with integrity and honor. Our agency houses many public safety divisions, including Emergency Management, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Alcohol Law Enforcement, Samarcand Training Academy, and the North Carolina National Guard. Join us along with our more than 3,000 employees and 12,000 National Guard members in providing exceptional public safety services to the citizens of North Carolina. About NCEM: The mission of North Carolina Emergency Management is to enhance North Carolina’s resiliency through active collaboration, communication, and coordination of protection, prevention, mitigation, response and recovery measures. About the Section: The mission of the Central Branch Office is to assist local governments within the Central Regional Branch with with preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities on a day-to-day basis and during emergencies, incidents, and events and to liaison and support Division personnel and programs support these partners effectively. About the Position: Primary purpose of the Branch Manager position is to facilitate and administer all Division programs and projects relative to preparedness planning, emergency management skills training, emergency and disaster exercises, emergency and disaster response and disaster recovery within the respective Branch. Serving as division leadership ensuring effective delivery and coordiation across the Branch and the Division with our local, regional, state, federal, non-governmental, and private sector partners. Each regional branch office serves from 33 to 35 counties or jurisdictions on a day-to-day basis. This position is responsible for the direct supervision of personnel and operations of an assigned Regional Branch Office/Regional Coordination Center. The Regional Branch Manager is responsible for and exercises supervision of the following positions: Five (5) Area Coordinators, One (1) Program Assistant, Three (3) Multi-Hazard Planners and others as assigned by Division Management.This position works from the central regional branch office and is eligible for part-time telework. This position is subject to be dispatched to serve as a responder to an affected county anywhere in the State or be sent on a response mission to another state through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. This position is subject to be on-call for emergency / disaster response on a 24-hour / day basis and serve as on-call duty officer for the Central Branch Office for as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of experience directing emergency planning or response activities including two years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation phases of emergency management during disasters and emergencies.
Knowledge of emergency management laws and policies at the local, state, and/or Federal level.
ICS 100, 200, 300, and 400 level certifications and All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) training and/or certifications and credentials.
Supervisory Emergency Management experience
Experience using common emergency management applications such as: WebEOC, NC Terms, or ESRI AGOL Tools.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and administer all Division programs and projects relative to preparedness planning, emergency management skills training, emergency and disaster exercises, emergency and disaster response and disaster recovery within the respective Branch.
Serve as division leadership ensuring effective delivery and coordination across the Branch and the Division with our local, regional, state, federal, non-governmental, and private sector partners.
Direct supervision of personnel and operations of an assigned Regional Branch Office/Regional Coordination Center.
Respond to an affected county anywhere in the State or be sent on a response mission to another state through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Be on-call for emergency / disaster response on a 24-hour / day basis and serve as on-call duty officer for the Central Branch Office for as needed.