Personnel Specialist

DecisionPoint Corporation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks a Personnel Specialist to support emergency response operations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The role provides personnel and operational support for emergency duty officer activities, enabling CDC to coordinate and respond effectively during public health emergencies and other critical events.

The position is 100% in-person, requiring on-site work at CDC facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent required; emergency staffing and deployment experience preferred.
• Must have ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong communication to assist operational strategy at briefings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates IMS Staffing actions between the response and CIOs.
• Conducts responder searches and coordinates task force assignments.
• Produces response-related data and tracking products as needed.

Skills

Public Trust clearance

Emergency management staffing

Communication skills

Multitasking in emergencies

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Operational coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Personnel Specialist to support emergency response operations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This position will provide personnel and operational support for emergency response duty officer activities and will play an important role in supporting CDC’s ability to coordinate and respond effectively during public health emergencies and other critical events.

This is a 100% in-person position and requires on-site support at CDC facilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates IMS Staffing actions between the response and CIOs.
• Conducts responder searches and coordinates assignments for assigned task forces.
• Performs response related data and tracking products, as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s or equivalent. Emergency management staffing and deployment experience preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years experience is an acceptable substitute for degree.
• Expertise in the use of Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook Mail).
• Ability to effectively communicate needs at all briefings to assist with operational strategy.
• Ability to identify gaps in existing resources.
• Ability to multitask in emergency situations.
• Ability to be flexible with a strong sense of urgency.
• Interpersonal communication: telephone, email, and business etiquette.
• Strong proofreading skill and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with operational data, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel to organize, filter, analyze, and manipulate datasets. Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Microsoft Power BI is highly desirable.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affinity Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinity Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affinity Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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