Community Risk Reduction Manager (Management Analyst III)

This position serves as the department's lead strategist for the development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of comprehensive community risk reduction and life safety initiatives. Advances a data-driven, performance-based CRR model aligned with national best practices, accreditation standards, and the Fire and Rescue Department's strategic plan. Oversees the development of a formal Community Risk Reduction Plan (CRRP), analyzes incident trends, demographic data, and emerging risk factors, and translates findings into targeted prevention, education, and risk mitigation strategies. Provides executive-level coordination across bureaus, divisions, and external stakeholders to reduce fire, injury, and life safety risks throughout the community. This role requires strategic planning, program management, stakeholder engagement, supervision of personnel, policy development, and measurable outcome evaluation to ensure that prevention and education initiatives effectively reduce community risk and support operational readiness. Works under the general supervision of the assistant chief.

The Assigned functional areas are: Public administration, Life safety education, Risk management, Strategic planning, and Public safety program management.

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Independently designs, develops, and coordinates ongoing department programs and special projects;
• Performs a wide range of professional-level management work for more than one broad administrative function including complex analysis and diverse project management in a lead capacity;
• Coordinates and manages the work of administrative, para-professional, and/or professional-level staff in the day-to-day activities of selected projects. Plans, organizes, and coordinates changes to the policies, procedures, or processes related to multiple administrative functions (financial, procurement, budget, human resources, contract or grants administration, information technology systems, etc.);
• Plans and conducts or oversees studies or research activities to ensure program quality, determine unmet needs or ensure efficacy of existing programs;
• Provides guidance, recommendations, and advice to departmental managers;
• Serves on committees, task forces, and management teams to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing management/administrative systems;
• Writes, edits, and finalizes reports and presentations and presents findings and recommendations to department senior managers.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an-all-inclusive list).

• Considerable knowledge of mission, goals, and objectives of the organizational unit, program, or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
• Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to the functional area of business operation (e.g. personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration, and management);
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques governing management, organization, operations and programmatic services;
• Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;
• Ability to evaluate proposals and solutions in terms of benefits, costs, and overall impact on the project, program, or organization;
• Ability to make oral presentations to department management, other departments, or the public;
• Ability to write detailed, accurate reports, grants, or solicitations for pertinent areas of administration;
• Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze, and present data;
• Ability to supervise and train staff;
• Ability to lead assigned employees, including delegating and reviewing work assignments, providing coaching and guidance, monitoring and evaluating performance, and supporting training and development planning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
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Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; Plus, four years of professional work experience within the functional area.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Driver's License (Required)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, NFPA 1035, I/II (Within 18 months)
Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Specialist I & II through the Virginia Fire Marshal Academy (Within 18 months)
Youth Fire-setting Prevention and Intervention through the National Fire Academy (Within 18 months)
Service Area Risk Reduction, United States Fire Administration (Within 18 months)
Demonstrating Your Community Risk Reduction Program's Worth, United States Fire Administration (Within 18 months)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, sanctions screening and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

• Experience in managing a fire-based community risk reduction program.
• NFPA 1035, Fire and Life Safety Educator I/II Certification.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.