City of Isleton

POSITION POSTING: Chief Resilience Officer

Job Posted:  Monday, July 14, 2025

Priority Screening Date: Monday, July 28, 2025 9:00AM (PST)

Position Summary
The Chief Resilience Officer will be a part or full-time employee for the limited duration of the Prepare California JumpStart for a 3-year performance period beginning August 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.  

• Salary: $115,000 - $145,000 Annually USD
• Benefits:  To be negotiated

The Chief Resilience Officer, under direction of the City Manager and Finance Director, will assist in resilience efforts to ready the city’s records and documentation to ensure successful grant attainment and development.  This position will facilitate the development, coordination, and implementation of grants for programs with a focus on resilience, preparedness, climate action, and mitigation. 

They will be responsible for updating and maintaining the overarching resilience and sustainability strategy that identifies the city’s resiliency challenges, capabilities, plans to address these issues, and any current gaps or shortfalls in achieving goals as it relates to emergency services.  The incumbent will be responsible for developing projects that leverage local, state, and federal sources of funding to maximize the impact of these policies and programs.
The Eligible List established by this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis City-wide. 

Examples of Duties

• Performs or oversees the record preparation and audit work necessary to reconstruct financial records and coordinate financial and state audits.
• Oversees the preparation and administration of grant funding. 
• Assists the City Manager in establishing and achieving department priorities, goals, and objectives; assists the City Manager in strategic and long-range planning; sets milestones and implements quantifiable measurements to measure the success of projects. Develop performance measures that support city initiatives and strategic goals for EOC. Ensures planning incorporates whole community concepts and community resiliency principles.
• Recruits, selects, assigns, directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of professional, technical and administrative vendors and subordinate staff.
• Manages and monitors the Department annual budget and expenditures.
• Advises and assists the Finance Director with improvements to the financial functions of the City.
• Directs and coordinates preparation of a variety of contingency plans, in response to identification of hazards, including flood response, radiological safety, transportation accidents, and other emergencies, civil defense, communications, emergency response, and directed hazard mitigation planning requirements.
• Oversees the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of polices, plans, and procedures for monitoring and evaluating DEM capabilities during emergencies and disasters. Programs include efforts related to preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities; this position is point of contact to coordinate and promote emergency planning, resiliency building with affected city departments, incorporated cities, special districts, non-profits organizations, as well as business and private organizations.
• Reviews program funding needs; obtains Federal emergency management funds, and directs the agency’s participation in other State and Federal revenue programs.
• Serves as assigned by the City Manager during disaster response and recovery activities.
• Oversees a public education program for schools, community groups, and the general public.
• Prepares and presents oral and written reports.
• Assists with special projects as assigned. Performs related work as required and as directed.
• May require driving a motor vehicle to accomplish assigned tasks.

The Successful Candidate
Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Thorough knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of public administration, and effective organizational management and emergency planning
• Principles and practices of governmental accounting and grant writing
• Local government organization and operations
• Principles of personnel management, including selection, supervision, coaching, discipline, and training and development
• Principles and practices necessary to plan, organize, direct, implement, evaluate and coordinate complex and varied programs

• Responsibilities and capabilities of public safety agencies

Skill and Ability to:

• Manage Operational Area program involving a variety of City departments and staff, member agencies, volunteer groups, businesses and community service organizations
• Formulate and implement citywide emergency plans. Evaluate, develop and implement technological changes to improve systems and programs
• Analyze the potential for disasters and oversee development of comprehensive plans for mitigation, response, and recovery and rescue. Analyze emergency situations accurately and implement an effective course of action
• Interpret and evaluate departmental policies, programs and practices; define problem areas; plan, coordinate and initiate action to implement policy decisions
• Collect, analyze, and evaluate complex data and problems, select alternatives, to identify consequences, and to develop sound recommendations, prepare comprehensive reports, and to implement plans and policies
• Exercise independent judgment and initiative in solving difficult administrative, technical and personnel problems or issues. Work well under pressure with changing issues and emergency conditions and status
• Coordinate resources and activities of others, and with other department and agencies. Coordinate implementation of City emergency and disaster management goals among City departments
• Coordinate resources and activities of others, and with other department and agencies. Coordinate implementation of City emergency and disaster management goals among City departments
• Communicate orally, including skill to present findings, recommendations and policies orally before public officials, other officials, the press, employees, and community groups in order to gain concurrence and cooperation through discussion and persuasion

Required Education, Experience, License, Registration, and Certification Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation strongly preferred.
• Experience in municipal or governmental accounting is highly desirable.

The required conditions of employment include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency. Attend meetings outside of scheduled work hours.
2. Be able to work under unusual and/or adverse physical, mental, and/or sensory conditions needed during emergency response, i.e. inclement weather, dust, noise, smoke, and stressful situations.

NOTES:

As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary. 

Application and Selection Procedures

Submit your resume to CityInfo@CityofIsleton.com

Or hard copies can be mailed to:

City of Isleton

PO Box 716

Isleton, CA 95641  

Those applicants that are determined to be the most appropriately qualified will be invited to participate further in the selection process.