Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness

Jordan Sitter Associates • Dallas, TX

6d • 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 to the President, and is part of succession planning for the top job. It is a high-profile, high-tempo position intended for a mid-career leader and is not a 40-hour role 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, with the ability to scale beyond that for major events. The EVP will lead operational efforts and ensure the organization can focus on serving communities without needing to pursue contracts to maintain operations.

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 preferred.
• CEM certification.
• FEMA Professional Development and Advanced Professional Series.
• MEP certification.
• Continuity of operations training.
• PMP certification 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 using systematic readiness data and modern tools.
• Set goals, budgets, and performance measures for four functional leaders and their teams, and develop future 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: Executive