Statewide Exercise Manager #00165

Title: Statewide Exercise Manager #00165

State Role Title: Trainer and Instructor III

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications (up to $87,000)

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Agency Website: www.vaemergency.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is seeking qualified candidates for our Statewide Exercise Manager position in our Training, Education, and Exercise Division (TEED).

The Statewide Exercise Manager serves as the VDEM Exercise Officer and manages the Homeland Security Exercise program. This includes duties such as the regional exercise priorities, reporting, and coordination. The Statewide Exercise Manager will be responsible for building and coordinating a statewide exercise committee to coordinate exercise priorities, funding, and plans to address corrective actions. The incumbent in this position will be required to provide oversight and guidance to state-level exercises to include designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating exercises. The Statewide Exercise Manager will be required to assess the effectiveness of the State Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (SHSEEP). This incumbent will be required to manage and lead a team of talented professionals to include but not limited to setting clear expectations, evaluating employee performance, training, and ensuring the team is meeting the goals of the Training Division.

This position will require frequent travel throughout the state of Virginia. The Training Department is located at the Headquarters office but the Statewide Exercise Manager position will be allowed to use the regional offices to perform work and work remotely, as needed.

Our mission is to sustain a Commonwealth that is safe, secure and resilient. To that end, we are committed to establishing, promoting, and maintaining a work environment where diversity and inclusion are valued, and where all employees are respected, treated fairly, and afforded opportunities to develop and grow to their full potential.

All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather and natural or man-made disasters/events. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the Employee Work Profile.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of exercise program management, budget development, contracting, and contract administration.
• Knowledge and experience of adult training methods, needs assessments, exercise/program design, development, and evaluation processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) or other corresponding exercise methodology/program.
• Knowledgeable in emergency management principles and statewide infrastructure.
• Considerable experience in developing collection methods and writing professional reports.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective team leadership/supervision and work successfully with providers and emergency management stakeholders.
• Skills in group facilitation, effective communication skills, and strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer service skills, project management skills, interpersonal skills, and program management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals at various levels, independently with minimal supervision and as a team member; Must have the ability to use professional judgment and discretion when making independent decisions in regard to the program.
• Must possess the HSEEP certification, a valid driver's license, and satisfactory driving record.

Additional Considerations

• Working knowledge of Virginia’s local and state government organization and operation.
• Knowledge of emergency preparedness and response principles
• National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC) Advanced Courses and ICS 300 NIMS compliance
• Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) or similar certification and experience
• Considerable experience in providing exercise training programs

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applications will only be accepted online through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle Driver's License check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks before employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: (804) 912- 7254

Email: Humanresources@vdem.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.