EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in emergency or disaster management, emergency preparedness, homeland security, public health, public administration, planning, or a closely-related field; and 4,160 hours of paid professional experience administering or coordinating a broad based disaster preparedness or emergency operations program for a government agency, emergency services organization, or large company, including developing, evaluating, or revising emergency response or recovery plans, training programs and exercises for large scale natural or human-caused disasters such as adverse weather, earthquakes, fires, floods, acts or threats of terrorism, public health crises, major planned events; or
2. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; and completion of the Emergency Management Specialist Certificate Program by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, California Specialized Training Institute, a Certified Emergency Manager Accreditation by the International Association of Emergency Managers (iAEM), or a FEMA Professional Development Series certificate and 2,080 hours of paid professional experience administering or coordinating a broad based disaster preparedness or emergency operations program for a government agency, emergency services organization, or large company, including developing, evaluating, or revising emergency response or recovery plans, training programs and exercises for large scale natural or human-caused disasters such as adverse weather, earthquakes, fires, floods, acts or threats of terrorism, public health crises, major planned events; or
3. 4,160 hours of paid experience at the level of Management Analyst with the City of Los Angeles working as a City department's representative to the City of Los Angeles’ Emergency Operations Organization in administering or coordinating a City department's emergency management program, including developing, evaluating, or revising emergency response or recovery plans, training programs and exercises for large scale natural or human-caused disasters such as adverse weather, earthquakes, fires, floods, acts or threats of terrorism, public health crises, major planned events.

 

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, homeland security, or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

 

PROCESS NOTES

 

1. Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience at the time of filing may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.

See additional information:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity/jobs/3627131-0/emergency-management-coordinator-1702-revised-2-27-25