Junior Exercise Planner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the design, development, execution, and evaluation of various exercises.

• Offer administrative and coordination assistance for exercise planning meetings, which includes scheduling, logistics, and taking action minutes.

• Develop and manage exercise documentation packages, such as invitations, sign-in sheets, meeting notes, and other administrative documents.

• Aid in participant registration and tracking utilizing program technical tools.

• Gather and organize insights, recommendations, and lessons learned for post-exercise documentation.

• Support program operations by maintaining an exercise calendar, organizing content on CISA.gov and other platforms, and facilitating all-hands coordination.

• Assist in the creation of exercise scenarios, discussion questions, injects, goals and objectives, conduct materials, and evaluation materials.

• Regularly participate in meetings with Senior Exercise Planners and Regional Exercise Leads to ensure timely production of materials and successful execution of exercises.

⛳️ Requirements

• Capability to obtain CISA EOD.

• 1 to 2 years of experience in developing, conducting, and evaluating HSEEP exercises.

• Ability to complete HSEEP certification.

• Proven experience in writing planning, conduct, and evaluation materials for exercises.

• Experience in providing administrative and documentation support in a fast-paced operational setting (including meeting logistics, calendars, correspondence, and deadline management).

• Strong attention to detail to ensure editing/formatting aligns with style expectations and maintains grammatical accuracy.

• Ability to work during Eastern time zone hours.

• Capability to be on camera during Microsoft Teams meetings when required.

• Preferred: TS/SCI security clearance.

• Preferred: FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) Certification.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting data collection and basic analysis activities.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting dashboards or visual tools that enhance visibility into operations and key performance indicators.

• Preferred: Experience with cybersecurity exercises.

• Preferred: Cybersecurity Certifications such as Security + and ISC2.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Collaborative and supportive work environment.