Help Business Communities Recover from Disasters

FEMA’s Office of External Affairs is hiring private sector reservists
to assist during major hurricanes, floods, and other declared
disasters.

As a member of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance Employees (DAEs)
workforce, you will work with businesses, associations, industry
groups, colleges, private sector organizations, and other entities
during declared disasters to assist federal response and recovery
efforts.
Duties include:
• Foster a close working relationship and communication between
the federal response and private sector organizations
• Plan and produce business recovery workshops, publications and
events to distribute information on resources that can help private
sector organizations return to business
• Develop and document short and long-range plans, initiatives, and
outreach strategies for collaborating with the private sector

We need professionals with experience in one or more of the
following:
• Economic analysis/business analysis – Experience identifying
region-wide economic impact issues
• Communications – Experience communicating with the private
sector and facilitating meetings, often at a senior level with limited
time
• Information management – Knowledge of managing large contact
lists and other databases
• Emergency management – Knowledge of business continuity
planning and crisis management

If you are:
• Energetic and/or creative
• Able to be deployed to at least
two disasters a year
• Able to travel on short notice
anywhere in the US, and
• Available to work on an
intermittent basis
Email your cover letter and resume to
the FEMA Private Sector Division at:
FEMA-Private-Sector@dhs.gov.
Visit our website at:
http://www.fema.gov/privatesector