Emergency Management Coordinator (Fixed Term)

Heema; San Rafael (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Marin County Fire Department seeks an Emergency Management Coordinator for a two-year fixed-term role in San Rafael, CA. The position supports OEM operations and may focus on Emergency Operations, Mitigation and Recovery, Training and Education, or Public Outreach.

Eligible for the on-call Duty Officer role, with a base salary range and potential extra pay. The ideal candidate will have strong project management, writing, and public speaking skills, and experience coordinating with local public

Qualifications

• Experience leading emergency management initiatives and projects.
• Strong writing skills with reports and correspondence.
• Experience teaching and public speaking to diverse audiences.
• Experience collaborating with local public agencies and emergency partners.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the readiness of the County's emergency operations center.
• Support deployment and maintenance of incident response platforms.
• Coordinate with local and government agencies on emergency programs.
• Lead and coordinate training and public outreach programs for OEM.

Skills

Project management

Public speaking

Written communication

Interagency coordination

EOC knowledge

Tools

WebEOC

ESRI Solutions

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Emergency Management Coordinator (Fixed Term)

Salary

$100,172.80 – $121,763.20 Annually

Location

San Rafael, CA

Job Type

Full Time, Regular

Job Number

0760-26-10

Department

Marin County Fire Department

Opening Date

10/09/2026

Closing Date

10/25/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Vacancies

1

Weekly Schedule

40 hrs.

Fixed Term Length

2 Years

Additional Salary Information

This position is eligible for Alert Duty Officer Pay for serving as Duty Officer. Pay range is from $10,000 up to $25,000 annually and is in addition to base salary.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The County of Marin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Persons of color, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and adults of all ages are strongly encouraged to apply.

Individuals with Disabilities

If you are a person with a disability and are unable to complete an online application or require an accommodation to participate in a recruitment, you must contact Human Resources at least five work days in advance of the testing step or interview. Please contact the Human Resources Staffing Division at [phone] (CRS DIAL 711) .

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ABOUT THE POSITION

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was recently reorganized under the Marin County Fire Department. Part of the reorganization was the creation of Emergency Management Coordinators focused on Emergency Operations, Mitigation and Recovery, Training and Education, and Public Outreach.

The Emergency Management Coordinator supports the Marin County OEM and may report to the Director of Emergency Management or the Principal Coordinator / Chief Resilience Officer. The Emergency Management Coordinator should be able to focus on one of program areas of OEM: Emergency Operations, Mitigation and Recovery, Training and Education, and Public Outreach. The coordinator is eligible to assume the paid, on-call Duty Officer role on a rotational time period (24-hours a day, for approximately 1 week per month). The coordinator will research and analyze best practices for emergency response, maintain the readiness of the County’s emergency operations center, support staff with the deployment and maintenance of incident response platforms, coordinate with local and government agencies, and lead programs in support of Marin County’s Office of Emergency Management. The general duties and minimum requirements of this position are described in the class specification.

There is currently one (1) full-time (40 hours per week) regular hire fixed term position within the Marin County Fire Department.

This is a two (2) year fixed-term position. This position is budgeted for two (2) years; however, there may be opportunities for the hired individual during this time-period to move to a regular, ongoing position as other vacancies or promotional opportunities occur, or the position may be funded and convert to an ongoing position. Fixed-term employment ends when the position’s funding finishes, or the work is completed. Employees in these positions are exempt from the County’s policies regarding lay-off order and reduction-in-force rights.

ABOUT YOU

Our Highly Qualified Candidate: The highly qualified candidate exercises substantial initiative, judgment and expertise in the performance of their duties, digs beneath the obvious to get at the facts, even when not asked to do so, creates opportunities or minimizes potential problems by anticipating and preparing for these in advance, seeks out and/or accepts additional responsibilities in the context of the position.

The ideal candidate has managed projects successfully, including project resources, and delivering project outcomes on schedule. They have strong writing skills with experience preparing a variety of correspondences and reports. The highly qualified candidate will also have experience teaching and public speaking. The ideal candidate has experience serving within or in close coordination with a city or county emergency operations center and manager community-based programs or services. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and maintain successful working relationships with local public agencies, county personnel and members of the public.

The highly qualified candidate will have knowledge of the principles and practices of emergency operations centers (EOCs); EOC activation protocols and local emergency proclamations; the Planning Cycle during an incident and incident action plan development; and the Operational Area structure and coordination with Cities, Towns, and Special Districts. They will be proficient in the management and use of Incident Management Systems (preferably WebEOC and ESRI Solutions), Microsoft services and solutions, and Microsoft Office 365 (preferably Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook).

The ideal candidate will have the ability to determine emergency service and disaster service worker readiness via staffing, position objectives, section priorities, and flexible approaches; formulate and implement county-wide emergency plans, identify training needs, and develop and coordinate the presentation of a comprehensive training program to a diverse audience; and plan, organize and coordinate multi-faceted emergency response programs for a variety of emergency systems and public agencies. The ideal candidate will have the ability to design, coordinate, conduct and evaluate organizational disaster readiness plans and procedures.

Additionally, they will have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels of the organization and people from broad and diverse backgrounds. Lastly, the ideal candidate thrives in a team environment, and is welcoming and client focused.