Under general direction of the County Administrative Officer, this position provides administrative, operational, fiscal, and programmatic oversight of the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), manages planning, budgeting, training, and programming related to emergency preparedness and response functions, serves as a liaison with local, state, and federal agencies, and works directly with County Departments to develop response plans, effectively manage incidents, and systematically restore county operations following adverse events. Develops and maintains liaisons with municipalities, County departments, other emergency response organizations (such as Red Cross), schools, hospitals, and other institutions to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.