Assistant Administrator Risk Management

2 months ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

The Assistant Administrator for Risk Management assists and advises Resilience leadership on making the nation more resilient through risk management programs, policies and activities.


Specific responsibilities include:


Provides oversight and direction to several direct reports and participates fully in determining policies, plans, goals, organization of, and courses of action for these direct reports.

Ensures that plans and practices effectively carry out the mission while assuring the effective and efficient use of resources, adherence to Resilience leadership's policies and objectives, and the goals of the President, the Congress, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Serves as the principal advisor to Resilience leadership on the coordination, scope and coverage of risk management programs and how to best align and integrate strategies and policies with the Agency's and Department's goals and program planning.

Ensures that appropriate long-range planning is coordinated and accomplished, and that resources are used effectively and efficiently. This includes resource expenditures, the timing of major events, prioritization of projects and plans.

Incumbent also ensures that risk management programs are effectively executing on FEMA's Strategic Plan and priorities set by Resilience leadership.

Recommends and implements ways to simplify and streamline risk management programs in order to improve customer experience and lessen the burden on stakeholders.

Ensures risk management programs incorporate equity considerations and address equity-related barriers.

Guides the integration of all risk management programs throughout Resilience and with the rest of the Agency, including programs that utilize risk to inform the delivery of programs.

Serves as a leader within the federal interagency to coordinate risk management and works with philanthropic organizations, the private sector, and other external partners to accelerate resilience in disadvantaged and underserved communities.

Leads FEMA's efforts to ensure that every community, family, and person in this country understands the disaster and climate related risks they face and has access to the tools they need to take action to reduce risk and accelerate resilience.

Leads the integration and delivery of risk information for all hazards, including climate change, to help people identify current and future risk and choose appropriate and evidence backed risk reduction strategies.

Provides risk information to individuals, families, and communities for use in preparing for events through targeted and practical hazard-specific guides, training and capacity building programs like Community Emergency Response Teams, and rigorously analyzing whether risk communication is resulting in people taking actions to prepare year-over-year.

Leads direct training, funding, and technical assistance to a wide range of state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to help decision-makers interpret available risk information and analyze alternatives for risk reduction, and invest in better codes, building sciences, safer dam infrastructure, and more.

Develops, integrates, and provides access to risk information for all hazards, including climate change, to help people identify current and future risk and choose appropriate and evidence backed risk reduction strategies.

RMD helps the nation identify and understand risk, so that everyone has the tools and information they need to take actions to reduce disaster risk.

Assesses national risk and capability and translates investments and activities into measurable changes in national preparedness. Activities include the National Risk and Capability Assessment, the Community and National Threat Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessments (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR), the National Preparedness Report (NPR), and others.
Briefs Congressional Members and staff on policy and program initiatives.

Reviews new directives, legislation, and regulations relating to assigned programs and makes recommendations to Resilience leadership concerning their impact on efficiency of operations and the most effective means of implementation.

Represents DHS/FEMA in dealings with Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector and non-governmental organization officials who have vital interests in homeland security and emergency management.

Carries out Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and communicates support of these policies to subordinates. Ensures diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, discipline, and awards to employees. Ensures that minorities and women are considered for training opportunities and are nominated/appointed to boards and committees. Coordinates efforts with EEO officials during the development and execution of policies affecting personnel.

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