Watch Officer / Stander

Job Summary

Heartland Consulting is recruiting Consultants to deliver expert technical support for DLA DXM's continuity programs, enabling rapid response and recovery from crises. These roles focus on exercise facilitation, training development, crisis planning, and interagency coordination, aligning with DLA's all-hazards approach to minimize disruptions and protect critical functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing continuity exercises (e.g., TTXs at SES / Flag Officer level), products, injects, after-action reports, and corrective actions.
• Create and implement continuity training products, including Secretary Successor orientation and staff exercises.
• Support crisis management : build response guides / templates, conduct training, monitor activity, prepare briefings / situational updates, maintain chronologies, and coordinate with DoD / Interagency.
• Develop decision support products, readiness trackers, and standard operating procedures for special events (e.g., NSSEs).
• Perform knowledge management : maintain Microsoft Teams, shared drives, email archives, websites, and classified portals; reconcile documents.
• Provide on-call surge support for immediate CrM operations, including policy development, information sharing, and public affairs coordination.
• Work non-standard hours (8-12 hour shifts, weekends / holidays) in operations centers as needed.

Qualifications

Resume / Application Requirements Summary