Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness

Jordan Sitter Associates • Houston, 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 operational efforts of the response enterprise, serves as second-in-command to the President, leads the organization in the President’s absence, and is part of succession planning for the top job. It is a high-profile, high-tempo role intended for a mid-career leader and is explicitly not a 40-hour position for someone winding down a career.

When disasters strike, the organization deploys medical teams, shelters, mobile command, and a reservist force of roughly 1,000 professionals, with the ability to scale beyond that for major events. The EVP leads emergency response and preparedness operations, oversees readiness and resource management, and represents the organization to customers, government agencies, healthcare and nonprofit partners, and community leaders.

Within 90 days, the EVP is expected to own day-to-day operational decisions so the President is no longer pulled into tactical matters. Within a year, operations should run competently and predictably, freeing the President to focus on growth and external relationships. The reservist force is expected to become better known, more qualified, and faster to deploy, with mission assignments based on verified capability. The role is also expected to earn the trust of the board, partners, and customers as a credible successor to the President.

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 the ability to obtain it 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.
• 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 as the face of 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 through 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 responsibly and ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.

What This Job Offers

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