Emergency Management Partnerships, Engagement, and Strategy Senior Consultant

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What You Will Do:

Serve as the Partnerships Engagement and Strategy Senior Consultant supporting FEMAs mission to help people before during and after disasters. As a Guidehouse Senior Consultant embedded within an operational office of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) you will leverage your emergency management experience to strengthen FEMAs relationships with state local tribal and territorial governments private sector organizations nongovernmental organizations and other key stakeholders that play a critical role in disaster preparedness response recovery and resilience.

In this role you will lead communications engagement and partnership initiatives designed to foster collaboration enhance information sharing and improve coordination between FEMA and external partners. You will build and sustain trusted relationships across critical infrastructure sectors and private industry helping FEMA identify emerging risks strengthen preparedness efforts and maintain situational awareness before during and after disasters.

You will develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies facilitate meetings and workshops prepare executive-level communications and briefing materials and translate complex operational and analytical information into clear actionable recommendations. You will also support FEMA leadership in identifying opportunities to expand partnerships increase stakeholder participation and advance initiatives that strengthen community resilience nationwide.

This position is ideal for an individual with a passion for emergency management relationship-building strategic communications and public service. Success in this role requires the ability to engage diverse stakeholders navigate complex operational environments and develop collaborative solutions that help FEMA and its partners better serve disaster survivors and strengthen the nations resilience.

Duties will include:

• Lead the development execution and management of partnerships engagement and strategic communication initiatives that strengthen collaboration between FEMA government partners nongovernmental organizations private sector organizations and critical infrastructure stakeholders.

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with external partners to advance disaster preparedness response recovery mitigation and resilience objectives.

• Develop and implement engagement strategies outreach plans and communications campaigns that promote FEMA programs initiatives and partnership opportunities.

• Research analyze and communicate emerging risks operational challenges disaster impacts and resilience initiatives to inform situational awareness and stakeholder decision-making.

• Facilitate coordination among federal state local tribal territorial nonprofit and private-sector partners to support information sharing and collaborative problem-solving.

• Plan. develop and manage multichannel communications and content with minimal oversight; create/develop plainlanguage messaging graphics and content to increase stakeholder engagement.

• Develop executive-level briefings talking points reports presentations and other communications products that clearly translate complex operational and analytical information into evidence-based recommendations for FEMA leadership and external stakeholders.

• Research and communicate supply chainlogistics impacts disruptors and resilience efforts across the disaster lifecycle to inform business operations and customers.

• Conduct market research stakeholder analysis and environmental scans to identify partnership opportunities emerging trends and engagement strategies that advance FEMA mission priorities.

• Plan organize and facilitate client meetings workshops exercises and stakeholder engagements involving senior leaders external partners and disaster management professionals.

• Define track analyze and report communications engagement and partnership performance metrics including return-on-investment (ROI) measures; analyze results and evaluate effectiveness and inform continuous improvement efforts.

• Apply qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess stakeholder needs identify gaps and support the development of evidence-based engagement and resilience strategies.

• Support FEMA leadership in identifying opportunities to expand partnerships strengthen cross-sector collaboration and increase stakeholder participation in preparedness and resilience initiatives.

• Deliver high-quality client service and project execution in a dynamic fast-paced emergency management environment independently managing priorities deadlines and deliverables.

• Mentor junior team members provide quality assurance for project work products and contribute to a collaborative mission-focused team environment.

• Demonstrate initiative strategic thinking and creative problem-solving to address complex emergency management challenges and improve client outcomes.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

• Bachelors degree.

• SIX (6) years of experience in emergency management or a closely related of the following:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) structure

• DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

• National Response and Recovery Framework (NRF) and (NDRF) respectively

• How private sector and industry integrates with the federal government.

• Experience in communications customer experience partner engagement marketing or training.

• Experience leading endtoend work products; collaborating across stakeholders to collect inputadjudicatefeedback and deliver on time.

• Experience modernizing or redesigning communications products to meet evolving business requirements.

• Experience developing and executing partnership engagement strategies with minimal errors and oversight in fastpaced environments.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

• Strong oral and written communication skills for diverse audiences;demonstratedability to communicate in plain language.

• Experience planning executing andfacilitatingmeetings summits and conferences (inperson online and hybrid) to drive outcomes and consensus with internal and client stakeholders.

• Experience presenting andfacilitatingusing collaboration tools and feedback technologies.

• Successful experience briefing senior executives and developing communication strategies tailored to client needs.

• Experience developing executive talking points and presentation materials.

• Proven ability to manage own work.

• Federal consulting and/or Federal Government experience preferably supporting FEMA DHS emergency management homeland security or resilience programs.

• Familiarity with how private sector and industry integrates with the federal government.

• Experience supporting emergency management disaster preparedness response recovery mitigation resilience or public-private partnership initiatives.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications

• Demonstrated experience building and sustaining relationships with government nonprofit private-sector and critical infrastructure stakeholders.

• Experience conducting market research stakeholder analysis and environmental scans to identify trends risks opportunities and partnership strategies.

• Crisis communications business continuity or incident management communications experience.

• Strong project management relationship-building analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

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