This position is in the Emergency Management Division of the Office of Occupational Health, Environmental & Safety Services (OHESS). Division members develop and execute emergency preparedness plans across the Agency, both locally and across the enterprise. Division members create the framework that allows the Agency to prepare for, and manage, natural and manmade crises and disasters. The Emergency Management Specialist is independently proficient and adept at performing as a member of a team. The position employs a wide variety of emergency management skills and abilities including, planning, operational coordination, outreach, training, and proficiency conducting emergency exercises. The incumbent will collaborate with stakeholders across the Agency and will develop strong working relationships with service members, civilians, contractors, internal organization contacts, leadership teams, and representatives of other government agencies. The incumbent will use emergency management skills, guidance, and stakeholder networks, at times under stress, to manage emergencies and advise leadership. This full time position is day shift but is subject to 24/7 recall and may require extended hours to support emergencies or exercises.",

The professionals at the National Security Agency (NSA) have one common goal: to protect our nation. The mission requires a strong offense and a steadfast defense. The offense collects, processes and disseminates intelligence information derived from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. The defense prevents adversaries from gaining access to sensitive classified national security information.

The Human Resources Group, Occupational Health, Environmental, and Safety Services Office is seeking an Emergency Management Professional to support the mission by developing and implementing emergency management standards and regulations to ensure a prepared and trained workforce and an efficient appropriate coordination of response to events and emergencies.


Description of Position


An Emergency Management Specialist's responsibilities include:

- Participate in developing Emergency Management policy, including the emergency operations plan and evacuation plans for all Agency locations.

- Develop plans and operating procedures specific to the work environment that will assist emergency response personnel (police, fire fighters, paramedics, public works) in the mitigation of
both manmade and natural disasters.

- Prepare training materials, briefings, and other communication material to educate the workforce on emergency procedures and their responsibilities before, during, and after natural or
manmade disasters.

- Serve as a NIMS/ICS subject matter expert when the NSA Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is open in support of ongoing emergency response actions.

- Partner with internal organizations to ensure seamless coordination in the development of preparedness plans and response procedures.

- Participate in the development and execution of EM exercises, including, but not limited to writing exercise objectives, developing exercise safety procedures, evaluating participants, and
authoring exercise after-action reports and tracking progress of identified process improvements.