Merchandise Planner jobs in District of Columbia

Position Summary:

IEM is seeking a Full Time Planner to help support the FEMA Strategic Programs team.

Primary Location:

• Candidates must reside in the National Capital Region and be able to commute to perform work on client site in Washington D.C.
• Once hired you will perform periodic work on client site in Washington DC and deploy (travel) across the United States to additional client sites, as needed.
• You will work remote from home when not assigned or deployed to client sites.
• All remote work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. The candidate must have account privileges and access to an Internet service provider account for the purposes of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Travel Requirements:

• This position will require work to be conducted onsite and may require work on weekends or in excess of 40 hours per week. Travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Support meetings, taking detailed notes, and providing briefings to the government staff on outcomes of meetings.
• Support the development of national and stakeholder-level policy, plans, and conduct recurring training courses and technical assistance planning workshops for stakeholders, which may include federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal government partners, or private sector and non- governmental organization partners.
  • Build curriculum and deliver draft training development plans and course content materials.
  • may develop and deliver continuity training.
  • Lead/create needs analysis for tasks, objectives, and audience, and develop business case studies for justification of course development/changes.
  • Conduct focus groups for smaller groups of subject matter experts to vet course content and structure.
  • Provide evaluation activities (includes tests, drills, and other exercises).,
  • Focus on the collection, management, and analysis of government mission resilience data at the national, federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels, including information contained in after action reports, evaluations, surveys, plans, grant applications, and risk assessments. Tasks
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in emergency planning, with strong governmental continuity of operations (COOP) experience.
• Must possess a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Intermediate level ability to use provided IT tools and document management tools to create, organize and maintain project documents.
• Intermediate level knowledge of standard office procedures and intermediate computer operations to include a working and functional use (preferred intermediate to advanced) of all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, and Excel as well as smartphone /text usage.
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and orally) with team members and local, state, and federal stakeholders.
• Solid written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as within a team framework to accomplish objectives under a tight deadline.
• Able to remain flexible and adapt quickly to changes.
• Strong customer service skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Benefits and more:

• Annual salary based on location and experience: $85,000 - $103,000.
• 10 paid holidays
• Vacation pay.
• Sick pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Why Join IEM:

We are a woman owned company that embraces teamwork, collaboration, flexible performance, actionable solutions, and integrity/ethics. Our work touches everyone. We produce results that matter. Results that save lives - join us while we build a safe, secure, and resilient world.

Our culture:

IEM believes in the greater good and it is our commitment to attract those who have excellent technical skills, creative minds and innovative ideas to keep propelling us forward.

IEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from Human Resources.