Disaster Response Operations - Reservist (On Call)

Location: Nationwide remote office in the United States; deployments may occur to EOCs, JFOs, DRCs, client sites, field locations, or remote environments. Must be willing and able to travel nationally with short notice.

Salary: $67,355–$114,503 annually based on full-time employment.

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider supporting governments and clients with complex challenges, including emergency management and disaster recovery.

What you will do

• Support all-hazards disaster response and recovery operations, including natural disasters, public health emergencies, and other emergency events.
• Coordinate with Incident Command, Operations, Logistics, Planning, Finance & Administration, vendors, contractors, and public- and private-sector partners.
• Coordinate Emergency Support Functions, operational branches, field teams, mission assignments, task tracking, and resource prioritization.
• Support EOC activations, operational briefings, planning meetings, incident management activities, and field operations.
• Monitor incident activities, identify operational challenges and resource gaps, and support issue resolution.
• Prepare situational reports, operational updates, executive summaries, and incident documentation while maintaining situational awareness.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in emergency management, disaster response, disaster recovery, public safety, military operations, incident management, emergency communications, or a related field, including 2+ years of actual incident response, emergency operations, or emergency operations functions experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing multiple priorities in dynamic, time-sensitive environments, with strong communication, organization, and immediate problem-solving skills.
• 2+ years of experience producing reports, plans, briefings, documentation, or decision-support products.
• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS courses 100, 200, 700, and 800.
• Valid U.S. driver's license and successful completion of an MVR check required.
• Must be willing and able to travel by air and vehicle with short notice, including national deployments and evening or weekend work.
• Strong time management, prioritization, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, written and verbal communication, critical thinking, integrity, and ethics skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, team-oriented approach with the ability to build organizational capability, motivate partners and staff, and work in fast-paced environments.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project management software.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Homeland Security, Public Safety, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Fire Science/Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in EOC operations, personnel supervision, team coordination, and operational activity management.
• Experience supporting large-scale, multi-jurisdictional emergency operations, especially in an ICS Operations Section or Incident Command Structure.
• Experience in disaster response or recovery and collaboration with federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local government partners, utilities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, or critical infrastructure partners.
• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS courses 300 and 400.
• Operations Section Chief deployment experience and ICS training including E/G/L 0191 and E/L 0958 or equivalent USFA O-0305, with Type 1–3 experience.

Culture & Benefits

• On-call employment with assignments scheduled as work becomes available; employees may accept or decline assignments.
• Deployments support disaster events, emergency exercises, planning projects, and surge requirements, with duration, location, and frequency varying by operational need.
• Concurrent outside projects are permitted when there is no conflict of interest.
• Flexible schedules may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Employment is part time and compensation is presented on a full-time-equivalent annual basis.

Hiring process

• Submit the application directly; third-party or bot-submitted applications may be excluded.
• Attach a concise reverse-chronological, bullet-point resume of 1–3 pages covering minimum and preferred qualifications, including job titles, employers, and employment dates.
• Completed coursework, training, and deployment lists may be requested separately.