Location: all cities,VA, USA
EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS
The Olson Group, Ltd. (OGL) is seeking experienced senior- and mid-level professionals to support HSEEP projects, including discussion-based (seminars, workshops, tabletop) and operations-based (drills, functional, full-scale) exercises for local-, regional-, state-, and federal-level public sector, as well as private sector, clients.
OGL provides its employees significant flexibility and responsibility while holding them to high performance standards. These positions are senior- and mid-level, not entry- or junior-level; we are seekinghighly motivated self-starters who require minimal guidance and supervision to successfully perform their work. For further information about OGL, visit our web site at www.olsongroupltd.com.
Primary Duties:
Senior-level Exercise Planner/Manager:
o Serve as Project Manager and/or Lead Planner on OGL exercise projects, at times supporting multiple projects concurrently; lead teams of 3-5 OGL and/or external subcontractor employees throughout entire project; and effectively manage project budget and staffing levels.
o Lead development and conduct of discussion- and operations-based exercises addressing the full range of preparedness concerns.
o Respond promptly to OGL clients and corporate support requests, at times outside of standard business hours.
o Provide thorough quality control (QC) of support staffs work products and deliverables.
o Mentor and support professional development of mid- and junior-level OGL exercise personnel.
o Lead design and execution of in-depth planning-related research, data collection, and analysis efforts.
o Support development of exercise-related content for proposals in response to RFPs.
Mid-level Exercise Planner:
o Support development of discussion- and operations-based exercises addressing the full range of preparedness concerns.
o Support development of HSEEP-based exercise documentation, including planning meeting minutes, PowerPoint presentations, and draft plan sections.
o Support in-depth research, data collection, and analysis efforts.
o Contribute to development of exercise-related content for proposals in response to solicitations.
Required Qualifications:
Senior-level Exercise Planner:
o Over five (5) years experience developing, conducting and evaluating HSEEP-consistent exercises for public and private sector clients.
o At least four (4) years experience serving as Project Manager of exercise projects involving project teams, including subcontractor(s), and client stakeholder groups in which significant delegation and coordination was required
o Strong meeting and exercise facilitation skills.
o Strong multi-media presentation design and development skills.
o Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills please provide a writing sample.
o Extensive experience interacting with senior-level clients, including elected and appointed public officials and corporate executives.
o Some experience providing proposal development and/or management support.
o Expert-level understanding of federal-, state-, and local-level emergency preparedness and management structures and coordination.
o Expert-level understanding of common emergency management principles/practices, including the Incident Command System (ICS), Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), National Incident Management System (NIMS), and Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101, Version 3.0.
o Willing and available to travel up to 25% of the time.
o Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college/university.
o Masters degree preferred.
Mid-level Exercise Planner:
o At least three (3) years experience supporting HSEEP exercise projects. Strong understanding of federal-, state-, and local-level emergency preparedness and management structures and coordination.
o Strong understanding of common emergency management principles/practices, including HSEEP, ICS, NIMS, and CPG 101 Version 3.0.
o Strong verbal and written communication skills please provide a writing sample.
o Multi-media presentation design and development skills.
o Experience directly interacting with clients in the public and/or private sectors.
o Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Senior-level Exercise Planner:
o At least ten (10) years experience developing, delivering and evaluating HSEEP exercises.
o Over five (5) years experience serving as Project Manager of exercise projects involving multiple professionals, including subcontractor(s), and client stakeholder groups in which significant delegation and coordination was required.
o Extensive experience providing end-to-end proposal development and/or management support.
o Extensive emergency management-related social media experience.
Mid-level Exercise Planner:
o Strong presentation and meeting facilitation skills.
o Strong editing and formatting skills.
o Experience interacting with senior-level clients, including elected and appointed public officials and corporate executives.
o Experience contributing to proposal development and/or management efforts.
o Ability to mentor junior-/entry-level planning personnel.
o Experience supporting at least two (2) recent HSEEP exercises projects.
o Experience supporting design, development, conduct, and evaluation of emergency management planning projects.
o Emergency management-related social media experience.
o Willing and available to travel up to 25% of the time.
Compensation and Benefits Package:
Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
Profit-based bonus program.
Educational assistance, support for professional courses, memberships and conferences.
Low-cost comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance.
Liberal personal leave policies.
Please direct your resume, cover letter and writing sample(s) to:
Wendy Shane
Vice President-Operations
The Olson Group, Ltd.
...@olsongroupltd.com