Salary Information
Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.
**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations**
Nature of Work
The fundamental reason this position exists is to address complex, interconnected issues in a holistic manner, fostering collaboration across City of Montgomery departments. This classification is a senior leadership role tasked with developing, implementing and overseeing the city’s comprehensive resilience strategy. This role will involve working across all city departments and engaging with external stakeholders to build Montgomery’s capacity to adapt, thrive and ensure sustainability in the face of changing social, economic and environmental conditions. The work responsibilities of this classification include: developing and implementing a citywide resilience strategy that addresses three key thematic areas; collaborating with city department to identify and address vulnerabilities; leading community engagement efforts while ensuring that diverse perspectives are included in resilience planning and implementation; overseeing the development and implementation of data collection and analysis systems; and advising the Mayor and City Council on resilience-related matters and providing regular updates on the progress of resilience initiatives. This position will report directly to the Chief of Staff.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Risk Management, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Political Science or related field and five (5) years of experience in resilience planning, business continuity or crisis management.
NOTE: Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.
Kind of Examination
Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) vacancy and any vacancies that may occur during the life of the register. The current vacancy is with the
Mayor's Office. Applicants will be screened and qualified based upon education and experience as shown on the application and supplemental questionnaire. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application form and supplemental questionnaire completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection test will used to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.
Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.
Additional Information
BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.
DRUG TEST: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).
BACKGROUND CHECK: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)
