Exercise Officer

The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has responsibility for coordinating all hazard disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation operations across Missouri. SEMA operates the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and provides training, grants, and planning support to strengthen Missouri’s resilience against natural and human-caused disasters. SEMA’s mission is to help our fellow Missourians prepare for, respond to, and recover from all emergencies. Each step will be guided by our core values of respect, integrity, trust, honesty and compassion.

This position will work as an Exercise Coordinator who will design, plan, carry out and evaluate all-hazards emergency response exercises. This position will work with other state and local agencies to coordinate exercises.

What you'll do:

• Assist local agencies in designing, planning, executing, and evaluating exercises.
• Research response plans and exercise scenarios to prepare and carry out regional and statewide all-hazards exercises.
• Write after action reports following exercises and recommend improvement actions utilizing the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) format.
• Submit after action reports to state and federal agencies.
• Provide review and follow up to determine if improvement plan actions have been completed.
• The person in this position will work closely with local, state, and federal agency staff in the planning, implementation, and follow-up of state level exercises.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum of three years knowledge of emergency management, HSEEP and/or development of large regional/state- wide exercises.
• Program management experience.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to work overtime during exercises/drills or emergency activations.
• Ability for travel within the state; some overnight and occasional out-of-state travel.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and four or more years' experience in emergency management (equivalent experience may be considered). Has or can attain the level of Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP). Experience designing, planning, executing, and evaluating exercises, after action reports and improvement plans. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

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 .

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