Emergency Management Specialist

Join our team as an Emergency Management and Continuity Operations Specialist, contributing to critical federal preparedness initiatives. This role is ideal for an experienced professional focused on ensuring operational resilience. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead the planning and preparation of meetings for Department of Veteran Affairs or other Federal Agency-led exercises. * Design and implement exercises structured to achieve specific learning objectives. * Provide expert advice and guidance on appropriate training programs for continuity of operations (COOP) and emergency management requirements. * Complete specialized studies pertaining to continuity programs. **Required Qualifications:** * Minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in emergency management, exercise design, and continuity planning. This includes experience in areas like planning/preparing federal exercises, designing learning-objective-driven exercises, advising on COOP/emergency management training, and conducting continuity studies. * Demonstrated competencies in Communications, Critical Thinking, Emergency Management, Project Management, and Technical Credibility. * Experience includes both paid and unpaid work, including qualifying volunteer service. **Physical Demands:** Primarily sedentary work, with occasional walking, standing, and carrying of light objects. May require adaptation to unusual environmental conditions during exercises or actual emergency situations.