Regional Preparedness Liaison, "RPL" -- Kansas City, MOKansas City, MO

Regional Preparedness Liaison, "RPL" -- Kansas City, MO

Teracore is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) classified management consulting and information technology services firm. We are committed to creating and maintaining a corporate environment and culture that promotes long-term employment. Diverse talents help us to achieve the missions and objectives of our customers. We hope we can partner together to achieve those goals.

This position requires 5 days on-site in Kansas City, MO.

Position Description:

This position will support FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) in the FEMA Regions. ICPD works to increase whole community preparedness and strengthen the resiliency of communities across the nation in the face of natural disasters. Through public outreach and stakeholder engagement, ICPD seeks to increase awareness of the risks associated with disasters and move individuals, communities, and organizations to action in preparing them to face these risks.

Role Responsibilities:

The Regional Preparedness Liaison will serve as on-site contract support in the National Preparedness Division of FEMA Region 7 in Kansas City, Missouri, supporting stakeholders in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. They will support the Region with the implementation of its preparedness goals and objectives to more effectively serve its stakeholders from all aspects of the community and all levels of government. Specific duties include:

• Leverage data to target programming for populations most disproportionately impacted by disasters.
• Connect with K-12 schools and youth organizations to strengthen the Region's programming and promotion around youth preparedness.
• Coordinate with state, local, and tribal emergency management organizations to strengthen existing and develop new partnerships with FEMA Region 7.
• Increase training and outreach opportunities to build capacity in community-based organizations to empower and prepare these organizations to be more resilient during emergencies.
• Maintain the Region 7 Individual and Community Preparedness newsletter and outreach engagement, to include development of instructional webinars on preparedness-related topics for a wide audience.
• Work with other federal agencies to make preparedness training more widely available.
• Assist state and local community organizations, such as Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), to build, sustain, and expand current community preparedness activities.
• Work with Whole Community partners to promote preparedness activities and programs at the regional, state, local, and tribal levels.
• Support national, state, and local campaigns such as National Preparedness Month, severe weather awareness weeks, etc.
• Work with state and local stakeholders to update preparedness messaging and vet new messaging guidance.
• Work with FEMA regional counterparts to support messaging and outreach for preparedness and support states in developing or enhancing their media plans.
• Support youth preparedness programs and provide technical assistance to organizations wanting to start a youth preparedness program.
• Support the FEMA Youth Preparedness Councils at the national and regional levels and the related activities and projects with representatives from the Council to involve more youth in emergency management.
• Develop, implement, and maintain strategies to build effective partnerships with state, territorial, local, and tribal individual and community preparedness programs throughout the region.
• Provide on-site support in the office up to 5 days a week, with possible future travel for events and training.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship and Background Investigation required.
• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience in stakeholder engagement with strong outreach coordination capabilities
• 3+ years of experience writing for internal and external stakeholders (e.g. client reports, talking points, public newsletter articles, public PPT presentations)
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities with experience writing for a large audience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Able to work independently
• Able to navigate challenging office environments and be diplomatic in all interactions
• Able to think strategically and long term while "connecting the dots" with other program/project areas
• Able to multi-task and maintain composure in a high-pressure environment
• Excellent time management and organization skills with strong attention to detail
• Able to adapt and solve problems creatively and collaboratively
• Able to propose solutions to identified challenges

At Teracore, we support, depend, and thrive on differences for the benefit of our associates and customers. Teracore is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based solely on a person's merit and professional qualifications directly related to job competence.