Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness

Jordan Sitter Associates • Corpus Christi, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Based in San Antonio, Texas, the Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness is a senior operational leader at a fully funded, mission-driven nonprofit emergency management organization. The role runs the response enterprise, serves as second-in-command and principal advisor to the President, leads the organization in the President’s absence, and is part of succession planning for the top position. It is a high-profile, high-tempo role intended for a mid-career leader; it is explicitly not a 40-hour position for someone winding down a career.

When disasters occur, the organization deploys medical teams, shelters, mobile command, and a reservist force of roughly 1,000 professionals that can scale for major events. The EVP directs operational readiness and response, preparedness and planning, logistics and resource readiness, and development of the reservist cadre and operational leaders. Within 90 days, the EVP is expected to own day-to-day operational decisions so the President is no longer drawn into tactics. Within a year, operations are expected to run competently and predictably, freeing the President to focus on growth and external relationships.

Requirements

• Ten or more years of progressive leadership, including at least seven years at the senior or executive level, in fire service, emergency management, public safety, healthcare preparedness, or a related field.
• Proven command of emergency operations, significant incidents, or large-scale deployments in a life-safety environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing budgets, personnel, and organizational performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, public administration, business, homeland security, public safety, or a related field.
• ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400, IS-700, and IS-800 certifications.
• Emergency Medical Responder certification or higher at hire, or within one year.
• Availability outside normal hours during emergencies.
• Ability to travel with limited notice and work in field and EOC environments.

Nice To Haves

• Fire service leadership is strongly preferred.
• Master’s degree.
• CEM certification.
• FEMA Professional Development and Advanced Professional Series.
• MEP.
• Continuity of operations training.
• PMP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serve as second-in-command and principal advisor to the President, and lead the organization in the President’s absence.
• Direct activations, deployments, and planned events, serving as incident commander or in executive coordination roles and representing operations to customers.
• Lead preparedness and planning, including emergency operations, continuity, and contingency plans, exercises, and after-action improvement.
• Oversee logistics and resource readiness across fleet, facilities, equipment, communications, and supplies.
• Build a qualified, credentialed, and deployable reservist cadre using systematic readiness data and modern tools.
• Set goals, budgets, and performance measures for four functional leaders and their teams, and develop the next generation of operational leaders.
• Represent the organization with government agencies, healthcare and nonprofit partners, and community leaders.
• Steward financial, personnel, and operational resources and ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior