Strategic Emergency Management & Program Lead

Heartland Consulting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Consulting is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Specialist to deliver program management support for government initiatives, coordinating planning, analysis, and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes preparedness, continuity, and crisis-response planning across federal, state, and local partners.

The candidate will develop briefs and planning documents, support training and exercises, and translate requirements into actionable activities, contributing to organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience supporting program management, project management, emergency management, preparedness, or government planning activities.
• Experience developing or supporting operational, strategic, emergency, or continuity planning products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate activities involving multiple stakeholders and organizations.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and presenting information to support program decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide program and project management support for government programs and initiatives.
• Develop, review, and coordinate strategic, operational, preparedness, continuity, and crisis-response planning products.
• Analyze program requirements and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Coordinate planning meetings, working groups, project activities, and stakeholder engagements.
• Conduct research and analyze historical, operational, and planning data to support program decisions.
• Interpret policies, program directives, and organizational requirements and translate them into actionable planning activities.
• Assist with project schedules, milestones, deliverables, documentation, and program tracking.
• Coordinate with federal, state, local, and other organizational stakeholders.
• Support preparedness exercises, training activities, and after-action or improvement initiatives.
• Develop briefings, reports, meeting materials, planning documents, and other program documentation.
• Support continuity of operations and emergency preparedness initiatives.
• Assist leadership with program administration, organizational priorities, and special projects.
• Facilitate working groups and collaborative planning sessions.
• Maintain accurate program records and documentation using applicable government and organizational systems.
• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to staff as required.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

SharePoint

ArcGIS

WebEOC

HSIN

Microsoft Project

Job description

Heartland Consulting is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Specialist to deliver program management support for government initiatives, coordinating planning, analysis, and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes preparedness, continuity, and crisis-response planning across federal, state, and local partners.

The candidate will develop briefs and planning documents, support training and exercises, and translate requirements into actionable activities, contributing to organizational