Executive VP, Emergency Readiness & Response

Jordan Sitter; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jordan Sitter is seeking an Executive Vice President of Emergency Preparedness & Response to lead the organization’s operational efforts, serving as second-in-command to the President and preparing for succession. This senior role manages a 1,000-strong reserve cadre and directs activations, deployments, and major events for a mission-driven nonprofit in disaster response.

The incumbent will oversee readiness, compliance, and performance across multiple functions, recruit and develop leaders,

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of progressive leadership, including at least seven 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 required; master's preferred.
• ICS-100, IC-200, IC-300, IC-400, IS-700, and IS-800 required.
• Emergency Medical Responder certification or higher at hire, or within one year.
• Preferred: CEM, FEMA Professional Development and Advanced Professional Series, MEP, continuity of operations training, PMP or equivalent.
• Availability outside normal hours during emergencies, and the ability to travel with limited notice and work in field and EOC environments.

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 as the face of operations to customers.
• Lead preparedness and planning: emergency operations, continuity, and contingency plans, plus 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 through systematic readiness data and modern tools.
• Set goals, budgets, and performance measures for four functional leaders and their teams, and develop the next generation of operational leaders.
• Represent the organization with government agencies, healthcare and nonprofit partners, and community leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Emergency management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management, public administration, business, homeland security, public safety, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Jordan Sitter is seeking an Executive Vice President of Emergency Preparedness & Response to lead the organization’s operational efforts, serving as second-in-command to the President and preparing for succession. This senior role manages a 1,000-strong reserve cadre and directs activations, deployments, and major events for a mission-driven nonprofit in disaster response.

The incumbent will oversee readiness, compliance, and performance across multiple functions, recruit and develop leaders,