Emerging Homeland Security Exercise Planner

The Cadmus Group

United States

On-site

USD 60,000 - 65,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Cadmus Group seeks candidates to support homeland security exercise programs for public and private sector clients, partners, and stakeholders. You will design, execute, and evaluate exercises addressing terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with some domestic travel.

This position is tied to a proposal effort and salary range is $60,000–$65,000, contingent on award. Cadmus offers competitive health care, retirement benefits, and strong opportunities for professional growth in a

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or related field.
Minimum of 2 years of professional experience with exercise planning, emergency management, homeland security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, or related field; preference for homeland security/EM/exercises.
Foundational knowledge of emergency management, homeland security, or exercise planning principles.
Strong research, analytical, organizational, and professional writing skills.
Ability to manage multiple assignments, follow established processes, and meet deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and ability to review and correct one’s own work.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
Ability to support occasional domestic travel.
U.S. Citizen with ability to earn a favorable Public Trust clearance and/or DHS Suitability.

Responsibilities

Support planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program exercises for CISA.
Assist with development of 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 established 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.