FEMA After-Action Review Lead (Remote)

FEMA After-Action Review Lead (Remote)

U.S. Citizenship and DHS Clearance Required

Job Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced After-Action Review Lead to support FEMA’s disaster response and recovery efforts by conducting comprehensive after-action reviews (AARs). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in emergency management, data collection, and analysis to assess disaster response effectiveness and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for FEMA on disaster after-action review efforts.
• Lead after-action reviews, including data collection, validation, and analysis.
• Conduct field interviews, hotwashes, surveys, and stakeholder engagements to gather insights.
• Research relevant laws, policies, procedures, and regulations to inform analysis.
• Perform root cause and process-based analysis of collected data.
• Develop findings, observations, and courses of action aligned with FEMA guidelines.
• Produce detailed after-action reports, quick look reports, summary findings, and briefs.
• Maintain accurate records and manage findings in approved authoritative data sources.
• Ensure after-action review products are accessible and organized in FEMA’s designated libraries.
• Facilitate executive and senior leadership discussions, interviews, and workgroups.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects under time-sensitive conditions, ensuring deliverables are met within 72 hours when required.
• Deploy to disaster sites as needed to lead after-action review tasks.
• This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Additional duties may be required

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in emergency management and/or homeland security, with at least 5 years directly related to major disaster response efforts.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including research on emergency management policies and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to write and present technical reports for government executives and senior leadership.
• Experience facilitating executive discussions, interviews, and working groups to extract key findings and insights.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to develop detailed work plans and execute tasks within tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree (or 5 additional years of relevant experience in place of a degree).
• Ability to deploy to the field as needed to support disaster after-action reviews.
• U.S. Citizenship and DHS clearance required.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, data management tools, and report-writing software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to engage diverse stakeholders.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applicants can learn more about the company's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

We offer comprehensive healthcare benefits, which will be discussed in detail prior to your first interview.
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