Director, Disaster Human Services (REMOTE ROLE)

ICF is actively seeking a Director Disaster Human Services to join our growing disaster human services this role you will provide subject matter expertise and operational leadership to federal programs that support individuals and families before during and after disasters emergencies and other crises. You will bring deep experience in emergency repatriation and federal human services emergency response to help clients strengthen readiness and execute complex human-centered operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in emergency repatriation disaster human services mass care and emergency assistance and human services emergency response and recovery

• Lead and support emergency repatriation readiness and operations including operational planning activation survivor intake and assistance resource coordination transition and demobilization activities

• Provide technical and operational guidance to multidisciplinary teams supporting emergency repatriation and other disaster human services missions

• Support federal clients in developing and implementing operational plans standard operating procedures job aids training materials exercises and other tools that strengthen mission readiness and consistent service delivery

• Coordinate effectively with federal state tribal territorial local and nongovernmental partners during planning and emergency operations

• Support the delivery of services to individuals and families affected by disasters displacement repatriation and other crises using human-centered and trauma-informed approaches

• Help ensure operational activities align with applicable federal emergency management frameworks program requirements policies and procedures

• Support training exercises just-in-time mission briefings after-action activities and continuous improvement efforts

• Identify operational risks emerging needs and opportunities to improve mission execution and communicate recommendations to project and client leadership

• Develop high-quality briefings reports operational guidance and other client deliverables

• Build strong working relationships with clients partners and multidisciplinary project teams

• Contribute to business development thought leadership and other initiatives that advance ICFs disaster human services and emergency management capabilities

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in emergency management public administration human services social work public health or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience supporting emergency management emergency repatriation disaster human services mass care/emergency assistance or related human services programs
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex federal human services emergency operations including operational planning coordination readiness deployment or mission execution
• Demonstrated experience leading scalable disaster human services operations including management of deployed personnel operational readiness and coordination across incident management functions
• Demonstrated knowledge of the National Response Framework National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) and federal disaster response structures and operations
• Experience coordinating with federal state tribal territorial local or nongovernmental partners in emergency preparedness response or recovery environments
• Experience developing or implementing emergency plans procedures training exercises or operational guidance

Professional Skills:

• Strong understanding of emergency repatriation and the disaster human services operational environment
• Proven ability to lead workstreams and multidisciplinary teams in complex fast-paced environments
• Ability to translate policy program requirements and operational objectives into practical approaches for mission execution
• Strong understanding of human-centered and trauma-informed approaches to supporting individuals and families affected by emergencies and disasters
• Excellent judgment problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including development of client-facing briefings reports and operational products
• Ability to establish trusted relationships and collaborate effectively with clients partners and internal teams
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work on time
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed consulting environment
• Ability and willingness to support emergency operations outside normal business hours and travel or deploy as

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