Executive Vice President - Emergency Response & Preparedness

Jordan Sitter Associates • San Antonio, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Based in San Antonio, Texas, the Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness is a senior operational leader responsible for running the organization’s response enterprise. The role serves as second-in-command to the President, advises the President, leads the organization in the President’s absence, and is part of succession planning for the top role. This is a high-profile, high-tempo position that requires availability beyond a standard 40-hour workweek and is intended for a mid-career leader.

The organization is a fully funded, mission-driven nonprofit emergency management organization. In response to disasters, it deploys medical teams, shelters, mobile command resources, and a reservist force of approximately 1,000 professionals that can scale for major events. The Executive Vice President will direct activations, deployments, and planned events; lead preparedness and planning; oversee operational logistics and readiness; build the reservist cadre; manage functional leaders and their teams; and represent the organization with external partners.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience, 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.
• 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 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: Senior