MFH Senior Program Specialist (Area Coordinator) - St. Louis

State-of-Missour; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Leave and holidays

Health insurance coverage

Job summary

The State of Missouri is hiring for a Military Funeral Honors Senior Program Specialist (Area Coordinator) based at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO. The role focuses on data input, scheduling, and quality assurance for program policies related to military funeral honors.

This position includes collaboration with a professional team, potential project management tasks, and opportunities to train VSOs while ensuring compliance with state-level procedures. Competitive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of military structure, capabilities and procedures.
• Current or former military service with an Honorable Discharge.
• Strong organizational skills for office management and record-keeping.
• Must hold a current Missouri Driver’s License.
• Ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Schedule Military Funeral Honors and ensure policy compliance.
• Input data and track honors requests across assigned area.
• Assign Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to honors and coordinate with active components.
• Monitor missions from assignment through completion and document outcomes.
• Train VSOs and support policy recommendations within the area.

Skills

Military structure knowledge

Honorable discharge status

Attention to detail

Office organization

Ability to work under stress

Job description

Military Funeral Honors Senior Program Specialist (Area Coordinator)

Salary: $48,000.00-$52,800.00

Job Location: This position will be located at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

Working with a professional team to ensure that Military Funeral Honors are performed for fallen veterans. Receive Annual and Sick Leave along with Military Leave if currently in the Missouri National Guard or Reserves.

• Works under the direct supervision of the program Deputy Director.
• This is a data input position responsible for the overall scheduling of honors and quality assurance of Program Policies.
• In addition to data input, employees may perform the activities of higher level professionals including project management and policy recommendation within a specified area.
• Employee data input will include info of all honors being requests, assignment of a Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) in support of honors, passing mission to the appropriate active component for tasking, tracking of mission until completed, training of VSO’s.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of military structure, capabilities and procedures.
• Current or former military service status with an Honorable Discharge.
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of office organization and management.
• Possess and maintain a current Missouri Driver’s License.
• Ability to work under possible stressful situations and maintain attention to detail abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Non Commissioned Officer or Company Grade Officer.
• Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written directions and to maintain complex records.
• Ability to function in a high stress environment involving multi-tasking requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external agencies.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position please contact:

MO National Guard, Human Resources [phone] or [e-mail]

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.