FEMA Mid-Level Consultant

MetaPhase Consulting is seeking a mid to senior level consultant with 7 years’ work experience (with 4 years of government consulting experience) to provide programmatic support to our FEMA client in the Grants Program Directorate. The project supports a team of clients focused on the administration of preparedness grants. Preparedness grants help develop and sustain capabilities at the state and local, tribal, and territorial levels and in our nation’s highest-risk transit systems, ports and along our borders to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate terrorism and other high-consequence disasters and emergencies. The successful candidate will help lead a team of contractors to triage multi-dimensional tasks and be comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of national doctrine, policy, and procedures guiding emergency management programs.
• Experience working with federally administered grant programs at the Federal, state, or local level.
• Experience supporting emergency management programs at the Federal, state, or local level,

Basic Qualifications (Required)

• 7 years of work experience; with at least 4 years of government consulting experience (commercial consulting experience will be considered).
• Strong client engagement skills, comfortable communicating with all levels of client management and ability to manage the client relationship and expectations.
• Ability to communicate with team members to translate client requests into actionable deliverables.
• Experience with developing professional briefing materials using suite of Microsoft Office tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Visio).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience with technical writing and editing a plus.
• Strong ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work independently; self-motivation and the ability to drive and own tasks are preferred.
• Work well in a collaborative, yet primarily remote, environment.
• Demonstrated success managing multi-faceted teams or tasks to achieve high levels of production, meet tight deadlines, and deliver compliant, high-quality work products.

Essential Responsibilities

• Define project workflows, manage resources, prioritize responsibilities and tasks in order to deliver quality and timely results.
• Proactively engage with clients to identify challenges, recommend solutions, and manage expectations.
• Direct, coordinate, and oversee work of team members and subcontractors.
• Research and gather technical and background information for inclusion in project documentation and deliverables.
• Develop communication and training materials, user manuals, and user guides
• Facilitate organizational knowledge management operations; update and maintain organizational SharePoint pages; and support the records and information management workstream.
• Create, review/proofread content and format documentation and reports in accordance with client writing style.
• Maintain a complete understanding of all applicable program policies, requirements, procedures, guidelines; and possess knowledge of regulatory and statutory compliance requirements for FEMA and similar programs/projects.

Work Location

Washington, DC (hybrid)

Travel

No travel is required.

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree

Clearance Level

None; U.S. Citizenship required (NO EXCEPTIONS);Must be able to receive FEMA Public Trust

About MetaPhase Consulting

MetaPhase Consulting is different with a purpose - demonstrating a new approach to the industry that puts employees and culture first! We continue to be recognized by industry as one of the fastest growing and most impactful consultancies in the nation, and are aggressively hiring to grow our team:

Fastest Growing

• Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company - 2020, 2021, 2022
• Washington Technology Fast 50 Award - 2020, 2021
• Financial Times America's Fastest Growing Companies – 2021, 2022

Best Places to Work

• Washington Post Best Places to Work – 2022
• Washington's Business Journal’s Best Places to Work – 2021, 2022
• Virginia Business Magazine's Best Places to Work – 2021, 2022
• Northern Virginia Technology Council Top 100 Technology Firms – 2020

Company & Individual Awards

• 2021 Washington Business Journal Small Business - CEO of the Year
• 2021 FedScoop 50 - Industry Leadership Award Nominee
• 2021 Moxie Award Finalist
• 2022 SECAF Government Contractor Awards ($27.5 to $50 Million in Revenue)
• 2022 FedScoop Best Bosses Finalist – Brett McLaren
• 2022 Washington Business Journal 40 under 40 – Brett McLaren
• 2022 FedHealth IT and G2XChange Women in in Leadership Awards – Beth Angerman

MetaPhase Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other factors protected by federal, state, or local law.