Aspiring Homeland Security Exercise Planner

Cadmus; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Voluntary time off

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance program

Bonus programs

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises programs for public and private sector clients, partners, and stakeholders. The role covers design, execution, and evaluation of exercises across hazards such as terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Applicants may assist with policy assessment, research, writing, and strategic planning in homeland security or public policy. Some domestic travel is likely; this is a proposal-based position with offers contingent on award.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management, homeland security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program exercises for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
• Assist with developing exercise objectives, scenarios, meeting materials, participant communications, facilitator materials, evaluation materials, and exercise reports.
• Conduct background research and analyze information related to homeland security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, emergency management, and exercise scenarios.
• Coordinate scheduling, participant tracking, document management, meeting support, and exercise logistics.
• Support planning meetings, exercise delivery, facilitation, evaluation, and after-action activities with government and private-sector stakeholders.
• Capture meeting notes, decisions, action items, participant feedback, and exercise observations accurately and consistently.
• Draft and revise reports, presentations, briefing materials, and other client deliverables using templates and style requirements.
• Perform quality-control reviews for grammar, formatting, consistency, completeness, and adherence to project requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and complete assigned tasks within established schedules.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Professional writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises programs for public and private sector clients, partners, and stakeholders. The role covers design, execution, and evaluation of exercises across hazards such as terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Applicants may assist with policy assessment, research, writing, and strategic planning in homeland security or public policy. Some domestic travel is likely; this is a proposal-based position with offers contingent on award.