Grants Program Coordinator
Role Overview
Candidates for this position should possess a strong desire to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced, professional public safety environment, and a willingness to serve the public in the sixth largest city in the nation.
The successful candidate for this position will assist with the development, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of an integrated emergency management program to support preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts.
The Grants Program Coordinator oversees service request through the procurement process for city public safety agencies.
This position also coordinates with various stakeholders at the City, State, and Federal level to help administer grant funding.
The ideal candidate is self-motivated, solutions-oriented, easily adapts, has diverse project management experience, anticipates needs, and brings a robust set of soft skills including integrity, diplomacy, communication, and persuasion.
Successful candidates must be City residents within six months of hire and are required to serve as members of on-call field response teams with 24-hr response requirements during their rotation.
OEM staff also periodically work during non-standard hours for extended periods of time, in austere field environments, and during activations of the Philadelphia Emergency Operations Center.
This may include nighttime, weekends, holidays, and during adverse weather.
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What we offer
- Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.
- Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?
- Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
- Benefits - We care about your well-being.
- Agency Description
- The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) works to mitigate, plan, and prepare for emergencies; educate the public about preparedness; coordinate emergency response and recovery efforts; and develop tools and identify resources to support the overall preparedness of the City of Philadelphia.
Qualifications
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in with course work in public safety, management, planning, economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, operations research, healthcare, political science or a closely related field.
- Familiarity with emergency services within the City of Philadelphia is preferred.
- One year minimum of project management experience.
- Experience working within a government setting
- Experience working with intergovernmental grant programs and reimbursements.
- Experience with FEMA and/or Emergency Management Grants is preferred.
- Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within six (6) months of start date and throughout tenure with the City of Philadelphia.
- Successful completion of FEMA Independent Study courses (IS 100.a, 200.a, 700.a, and 800.b) within first month of appointment.
About City of Philadelphia
Municipal government serving Philadelphia residents through public safety, health, infrastructure, education, and other city services.
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