Emergency Management Consultant

Summary

Join our team as an Emergency Management Consultant, providing compassionate consulting services to local, state, federal, and industry clients, active in disaster response, recovery, and preparedness.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information
• Capable of multi-tasking when necessary
• Strong familiarity with state and local governments is necessary
• Excellent critical thinking, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized
• Detail-oriented
• Self-motivated
• Strong time management skills
• Strong desire to help people
• Ability to be flexible and make quick decisions as disasters change and develop

Responsibilities

• Support operation functions within your primary focus area of emergency management
• Gain experience in other emergency management areas as opportunities arise for exposure
• Provide direct client support and deliverables with supervision as appropriate
• Develop a client relations skillset utilizing your knowledge of principals of the emergency management framework
• Engage in opportunities with mentors and senior level consultants to diversify and build upon existing capabilities
• Provide support for specific portions of projects, helping to ensure all aspects are completed as outlined according to the timeline as assigned
• Lead portions of smaller projects and assist on larger project tasks, while developing delegation skills and participating in client engagement opportunities
• Develop deeper knowledge of project operations, while building organizational skills
• Meet personnel allocation and utilization targets
• Attend and participate in all individual and group assigned and scheduled meetings and events
• Respond and engage in other company communications as appropriate
• Engage in client engagement opportunities at conferences and networking events
• Attend information sessions and present or engage as requested
• Develop knowledge of company client engagement practices
• Expand upon knowledge of company services and contracts
• Support at events/conferences
• Shadow in on business development meetings and opportunities
• Increase knowledge and get hands on experience with different firm capabilities, business events, teaming partners and competition
• Begin to identify potential opportunities for ACDC to expand on current client contracts or enter into new contracts
• Share with leadership any information or leads for additional business opportunities
• Attend and participate in all assigned job-related training opportunities
• Assist with preparing client training events, information sessions, and materials
• Use knowledge and best practices to consult on decisions of portions of project tasks and individual work assigned
• Seek guidance and support from leadership on task priorities according to business and client needs
• Develop currency of and compliance with applicable state and federal policies, procedures, and guidance documents
• Participate in opportunities for additional experience and become knowledgeable in one or more additional areas of Emergency Management, striving for expert level knowledge in at least one specialized area
• Maintain/pursue knowledge, credentials, and career development opportunities
• During a disaster, you may be called into the field to support relief efforts or assist with organizing responses to support advanced roles in emergency situations and/or activations

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Short-Term Disability/Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Account with Company Match
• Paid-Time Off (PTO): Annual Leave and Sick Leave Accruals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Training and Professional Development Opportunities
• Corporate Computer
• Time off to Volunteer
• Cell Phone Allowance