Resiliency Grants Advisor (Part-Time)

City of New York • Brooklyn, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies. The mission of the Planning and Resiliency (P&R) Bureau is to prepare the City to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning; comprehensive interagency coordination; and advancing recovery and resiliency. To execute this mission, the P&R division includes Interagency Coordination with an assistant commissioner leading three units made up of subject matter experts in Health and Medical, Human Services, and Critical Infrastructure; Resiliency and Recovery with an assistant commissioner leading the Resiliency Implementation and Resiliency and Recovery Planning units; and the Planning unit. NOTE: This position is part time. The selected candidate will work no more than 21 hours per week. The Resiliency Implementation unit coordinates with City partners to increase the resiliency of City neighborhoods, facilities, and infrastructure through targeted development, funding, coordination, and operations of projects that reduce risk and mitigate damage of natural hazards to NYC. With latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Resiliency Grants Advisor (RGA) serves as a senior member of the Resiliency Implementation unit. The RGA coordinates complex, high priority resiliency projects and supports City agencies in securing and implementing resiliency grants.

Requirements

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer support to be eligible for selection.
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire or police services, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above.
• OR A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the areas listed in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
• OR A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences, or related field, and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
• OR Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in: disaster recovery, procurement, hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, grant management, project management, and/or infrastructure and community resiliency (ideally five years+)
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize information and provide decision-making support based on quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and provide project management and organizational support within specified deadlines
• Ability to work well within a team structure while maintaining independent latitude for good judgement
• Be creative and flexible, and thrive in a workspace that requires innovative approaches to technical and complex rules
• Problem solver
• Ability to mentor and coach junior staff.
• Experience translating complex material into guidance for varying stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in finance, grants management, policy analysis, procurement, NYC/NYS/federal regulations, benefit-costs analysis and/or other grant requirements.
• Experience implementing grant-funded projects; experience with FEMA HMA projects strongly preferred.
• Capital project implementation experience preferred.
• Exceptional writing, communication, and cross-agency coordination skills.
• Experience developing federal grant applications for resiliency planning or capital projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation complex resiliency projects funded by FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) and/or other funding sources
• Provide guidance on federal requirements (e.g. environmental review, procurement), financial reconciliation, grant management, and adherence to approved grant applications.
• Collaborate with City agencies to identify resiliency needs and align them with federal, state, and philanthropic grant programs.
• Support ideation, scoping, and development of competitive grant applications.
• Provide strategic guidance on eligibility, compliance, and project fit across multiple funding opportunities.
• Guide project teams through the full grant lifecycle, including procurement, vendor management, reimbursement, and closeout – particularly for complex resiliency projects
• Develop resources such as kickoff presentations, reimbursement checklists, and risk identification guidance for grants implementation.
• Lead coordination with NYC OMB and support financial oversight and reporting.
• Coordinate with FEMA, State partners, MOCEJ, consultant teams, and internal NYCEM units to advance project delivery.
• Advance tracking, metrics, and analytics across the resiliency grants portfolio.
• Monitor policy and legislative changes affecting funding and advise leadership accordingly.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Recovery & Resiliency leadership.

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree