Emergency Management Consultant

Position Description

Contingent Upon Award

As an Emergency Management Consultant at SPAARK, you will provide professional services to The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC).

JOB DUTIES:

• Serves as a consultant on the project who is well-versed in the problems associated with Emergency Management and assists the data analyst(s) in developing informed decisions based on that knowledge and experience.

Data Discovery and Analyst 

• Obtain and sustain national business and industry economic data and the impact of lifeline conditions in near real-time or within 12-hours of source reporting for location-based analytics.
• Obtain and sustain global supply chain insight in real-time or within 12-hours of source reporting for location-based analytics.
  • Perform comprehensive analysis of firmographic and economic data sources to identify location, risks, constraints critical supply shortages, immediate needs, and any additional response operation(s) limiting factors to establish:
    • Pre-disaster business and industry economic baseline assessment
    • Pre-disaster global supply chain assessment
  •  Impacted business and industry economic assessment.
    • Impacted global supply chain assessment.
  • Post-disaster business and industry economic assessment.
  • Post-disaster global supply chain assessment.
    • Each assessment should be built from prior assessment to establish the delta from stabilization to degradation to stabilization and the transition from response operations to recovery operations.
    • Assessment baselines and follow-on assessments will be used to measure response to recovery timelines and private sector stabilization timelines.
  • Creation and maintenance of a database that houses past datasets and economic reports.

Data Mapping and Visualization

• Prepare a transition plan that outlines the processes and steps involved in mapping the current system to the new system that minimizes downtime.
  • Develop an interactive data dashboard (name subject to change) to display business and industry economic data and global supply chain data in near real-time to support location-based analytical products.
    • NBEOC Data dashboard shall provide forward-facing business, industry, and global supply chain data at the following levels:
      • National
      • Regional (FEMA Regions 1-10)
    • NBEOC Data dashboard shall be configurable at both National/Regional levels and updateable based on specific event(s) and/or FEMA leadership requests for information.
  • Develop graphic/visual presentations that support data exportation and assessments with the following software:
    • Microsoft PowerPoint
    • Power BI
  • Create detailed mapping and location-based analysis of impacted area(s) utilizing ArcGIS geographic information system software for the following:
    • Pre-disaster
    • Active disaster
    • Post-Disaster

Communications, Technical, Training and Graphical Support

• Develop communication products that provide business, industry, and supply chain analysis in narrative format to support graphic/visual presentations.
  • Provide on-going technical support to ensure NBEOC Data dashboard maintains a 99.5% or higher availability rate.
    • Respond and troubleshoot NBEOC Data Dashboard issues within 4 hours of the request.
  • Develop training plan and standard operating procedure for NBEOC Data dashboard.
    • Conduct initial training session for FEMA personnel and/or stakeholders as determined by the assigned Program Management Officer (PMO) or designee.
      • Initial training session may be recorded for future use and provided as the initial training to additional personnel.
    • Provide follow-on training as needed when significant dashboard upgrades/changes have been implemented.
      • Subsequent training sessions may be recorded for future training sessions.
      • Provide ongoing graphical support to ensure NBEOC Data dashboard, all developed presentations, infographics, deliverables, and others, are accessible to all audiences.

Job Qualifications

EXPERIENCE:

• At least five (5) years of experience in/or applicable to the emergency disaster management field.
• Familiarity with:
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) structure
  • DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
  • National Response and Recovery Framework (NRF) and (NDRF) respectively
  • Emergency Support Function #14 (ESF #14)
  • How the private sector and industry integrate with the federal government

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relatable discipline. 
• Advanced degrees preferred

CLEARANCE LEVEL:

• Public Trust