OPS Mitigation Training Coordinator - 31902025

Requisition No: 885714 

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: OPS Mitigation Training Coordinator - 31902025

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 31902025 

Salary: $30.00/Hour 

Posting Closing Date: 10/29/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

Mitigation Training Coordinator - OPS

Bureau of Mitigation

Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters. These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power. FDEM is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

FDEM serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state’s efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, FDEM manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hour a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide. After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the State of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds. It is against this backdrop that FDEM strives to demonstrate its mission of, “Coordinate, collaborate, and communicate with our community stakeholders for a resilient Florida”, along with our vision of “Leading the Profession in building prepared and resilient communities”.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position serves as the OPS Mitigation Training Coordinator for the Bureau of Mitigation. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, update, and occasionally deliver trainings specific to programs administered by Mitigation, to include Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs, Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program, Floodplain Management, and Mitigation Planning.
• Design and develop e-learning courses, consulting subject matter experts and reviewing with Mitigation subject matter experts.
• Lead the development and coordination of presentation materials for conferences, including all Mitigation sessions provided at Florida’s Training for Emergency Management (FTEM) Symposium.
• Maintain Mitigation Training Tracker system, used for planning, logging, and tracking internal annual training requirements.
• Maintain a library of developed and approved presentations and trainings.
• Collaborate with other Division education and training development personnel.
• Coordinate, plan, and direct annual SERT Mitigation exercise.
• Design and develop educational or promotional materials for Mitigation training.
• Develop and conduct internal trainings for Mitigation staff’s personal development.
• Maintain a record of trainings conducted, attendees, and performance metrics.
• Ability to travel for up to 14 days at a time when activated, and to work non-traditional work hours during emergency events.
• Other duties as assigned to include response and recovery activities associated with emergency events.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including weekends and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s position description. Employees must be able to deploy to emergency sites with limited advance notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written communications.
• Ability to conduct or organize effective programmatic and/or project-specific presentations to state and local governments and other public entities as necessary.
• Ability to establish and maintain procedures for training/course development with subject matter experts, management, bureau leadership, or other stakeholders.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to independently develop accurate timelines and deadlines for multiple projects.
• Ability to assist federal, state, and local governments and other stakeholders regarding training requests.
• Ability to travel overnight and to work non-traditional hours during emergency events and assume disaster relief duties as directed.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply relevant Florida Administrative Code, Florida Statutes, and Code of Federal Regulations as well as Division policies and procedures.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to use databases and automated file management systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and/or individually, whether with internal or external stakeholders, on programmatic issues and/or principals.
• Demonstrated computer software skills, including Word, Excel, and other database/spreadsheet software, including but not limited to PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of and experience in Hazard Mitigation, Floodplain Management, or Adult Education.
• Experience with an e-learning authoring program (i.e. Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, or similar). Experience designing, evaluating, and delivering training is preferred.
• Experience implementing Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) for tabletop, functional, or full-scale exercises is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) with the ability to learn and navigate FDEM enterprise business systems.
• Ability to travel for up to 14 days at a time when activated, and to work non-traditional work hours during emergency events.

Special Notes:

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

FDEM is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. FDEM appreciates the service and sacrifices made by veterans and their family members and recognizes the immeasurable value veterans bring to the workplace and is committed to increasing the number of veterans that serve in its workforce.

FDEM is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes.  An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the FDEM Human Resources Office at View phone number on us.fitly.work. FDEM requests applicants notify the Human Resources Office in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

The State of Florida and FDEM participate in E-Verify. This federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including nights, weekends, and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s position description. Employees must be able to deploy to emergency sites with limited advance notice.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on us.fitly.work). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.