Community Resilience Project Coordinator

What You’ll Be Doing

At Cadmus, our Homeland Security Sector provides clients with pragmatic solutions to their most important analytical and policy challenges. We bring together a team of outstanding professionals who have earned a reputation of responsive and client-focused support for a wide range of homeland security, intelligence, and counter-terrorism agencies at all levels of government. Our client-oriented approach, coupled with our profound and relevant subject matter expertise, enables us to bring an incisive edge to solving the most critical national security problems.

Our Homeland Security Sector seeks qualified candidates to support program analysis, assessment, and evaluation; training design and development; doctrine, development of guidance and tools; communications; and provide programmatic support to our homeland security clients, partners, and stakeholders. Successful candidates will have a bachelors degree and seven years of demonstrated professional experience(Master’s Degree can be substituted for two years of experience) in experience with federal contract and project management and emergency management or resilience. 

Who We Are

At Cadmus, we recognize that solving the world’s most challenging problems can’t be accomplished alone or with cookie-cutter solutions. That’s why we look for team players and problem solvers who are driven to use their unique perspectives and intellectual curiosity to help deliver breakthrough solutions that achieve transformative goals. On the Cadmus team, you’ll collaborate with leading experts to help our clients across the globe.

Cadmus’ mission is to deploy industry-leading expertise to help our clients achieve extraordinary results that strengthen society and the natural world. We offer competitive compensation, outstanding health care and retirement benefits, a vibrant and collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth. We are committed to advancing diversity, fostering a culture of equity in the workplace and society, and maintaining an accessible and inclusive environment where all employees feel connected, respected, and valued.

Join Cadmus. Let’s solve the world’s most challenging problems together.

• Support project planning and oversight of project-level tasks (e.g., developing project plans, approaches, and methodologies; providing guidance and oversight to project teams) and client engagements as part of a project team.
• Lead and support tasks and team members as part of an integrated client delivery team to anticipate and solve challenges related to resilience policy and emerging interagency resilience opportunities.
• Design and facilitate virtual and in-person meetings, workshops, and offsites with FEMA, federal interagency, and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) stakeholders.
• Coordinate analytical approaches and oversee comprehensive analysis of information, materials, and stakeholder feedback to author and adjust documents that support resilience, mitigation, and community-based program delivery.
• Lead and direct analysis and research on emergency management policy-, doctrine-, and operations-related topics, such as resilience and risk reduction operations.
• Develop and refine policies around new ways of delivering resilience with communities.
• Develop coordination and collaboration resilience resources for use by FEMA and its partner agencies.
• Scope, design, and lead the development of concise, clear, and easily consumable assessments, reports, memoranda, and presentations on complex information, including interagency resilience topics.
• Provide strong attention to detail and quality control/quality assurance on client products.
• Mentor and be an effective resource to junior staff to develop their fundamental skills and client delivery capabilities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in political science, public policy, social sciences, journalism, homeland security, emergency management, public health, climate resilience, community planning, or other relevant field
• Minimum seven years of professional experience (Master’s Degree can be substituted for two years of experience)
• Relevant, professional experience supporting in some of the following: policy-related resilience projects, planning, and project management; experience with the delivery of technical assistance in a community environment and community-based outreach and engagement expertise; engagement with diverse community organizations (non-profits) and state, local, territorial, tribal (SLTT) governments supporting their diverse risks and needs; and/or knowledge of Federal resilience programs and the relationship to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
• Ability to earn a favorable Public Trust clearance and/or DHS Suitability
• Ability to attend client meetings or work onsite with the client in Washington DC - candidate must be in the DC metro area
• Demonstrated organizational skills with agility to move from strategic (defining project objectives and designing deliverables with a team) to tactical tasks (drafting reports and memos, preparing PowerPoint briefings, reviewing deliverables) as needed
• Demonstrated writing, communication, and critical thinking skills
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Visio, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
• Understanding of impact of emerging and evolving federal mitigation and resilience programs at the federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial level preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of fundamental emergency management principles, interagency engagement and communications strategies, and emerging resilience and disaster risk reduction policy

Additional Information:

Based on eligibility and job status, Cadmus offers an excellent benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, company paid disability and life insurance, 401(k) program, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, voluntary time off (VTO), tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance program, other optional benefits and various bonus programs.

The minimum starting salary for this position is $85,000. The actual salary may be higher and will be determined by several factors, including relevant work experience, education, skills, and market competitiveness.

We value the critical role safety and health protocols contribute to everyone’s success at Cadmus, and work together to align and comply with all federal, state, and local safety and health mandates related to COVID to ensure a safe and valuable work environment.  

Cadmus is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination. Cadmus is committed to providing a respectful workplace where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, military and veteran status, physical and mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Learn more about Cadmus by visiting our website at:  http://www.cadmusgroup.com