Director, North Shore Emergency Management

The North Shore Emergency Management Office (NSEM) is seeking a qualified senior level leader to fill the regular, full-time position of Director, NSEM. NSEM is the inter-municipal agency of the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver with the mission to achieve a disaster resilient North Shore. NSEM coordinates the North Shore's overarching regional emergency preparedness and response strategies and operational plans, and leads all emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery activities on the North Shore.

Reporting to executive-level municipal leadership, the Director, NSEM is responsible for providing overall strategic direction, planning, and operation of NSEM and providing overall structure and guidelines for emergency education, response and recovery activities across the North Shore. The Director monitors and ensures best practices with regard to municipal emergency readiness and creates innovative and progressive programs to enhance emergency management practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures the readiness of NSEM's Emergency Operations Centre and its interoperability with each municipality's operations.
• Leads the development of plans and strategies to enhance resilience and deliver the core objectives of NSEM such as public education, emergency activation, training, emergency planning, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provides leadership to a team of approximately 5-10 staff.
• Fosters relationships with municipal departments, neighbouring First Nations communities, response agencies and a broad range of other stakeholders.
• Provides an active and effective leadership role during the response and recovery phases of an emergency event.
• Identifies opportunities for partnerships and works effectively in diverse governance arrangements.

Required Qualifications & Competencies

• A degree in a related discipline supplemented by courses within the Emergency Management Diploma Program at the BC Justice Institute (or similar institution).
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and training.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively as a leader in emergency situations and make decisions with limited information available, as well as manage and direct others in crisis situations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, and prepare required documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts and to liaise with same on matters related to the work.
• Sound knowledge of emergency management in British Columbia.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations, determine courses of action, evaluate risk and make decisions where there is little or no precedent.
• Sound knowledge in planning, organization, decision making, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated project and financial management skills to ensure initiatives meet scope, schedule and budget targets.

Details

Salary:
The pay range for this exempt position is $155,083.45 to $172,268.28 per annum (2024 rates)

Hours of work:
35-hour work week (Compressed work schedule available)

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The District of North Vancouver and NSEM are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and accessible work environment. If you have what we're looking for and have a passion to serve people and the community, a demonstrated understanding of safety, a commitment to supporting a healthy and safe workplace, and a willingness to take further safety training as required, we would like to hear from you. Please apply online at by
January 25th, 2026,
to be considered.

If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources at

We thank you for your interest in employment with the District of North Vancouver and NSEM and advise that only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

We respectfully acknowledge the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), on whose ancestral lands the District of North Vancouver is located.