OPPORTUNITY
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is seeking to hire a full-time position assigned to the Training and Exercise Bureau within the Preparedness Division.
We offer a generous benefit package for our full-time employees which includes vacation, personal and sick leave as well as 13 annual paid holidays, medical, dental and prescription plans, retirement plans, life insurance, flexible spending account plans, commuter Tax$ave program and professional development courses. For more information on careers at NJOHSP please visit: Careers | New Jersey OHSP.
This position will be an unclassified appointment, meaning it is at-will and serves at the pleasure of the agency. In addition, this position will be designated as “confidential” meaning it is not union represented. Applicants must meet the minimum job requirements as specified below.
POSTING # 26-10-S
OHSP TITLE State Training and Exercise Coordinator
CSC TITLE Administrative Analyst 3
ISSUE DATE June 30, 2025
CLOSING DATE July 31, 2026 [EXTENDED]
SALARY $83,582.01 - $122,831.91* (Effective 7/11/26)
- Salary: For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current state employees, salary will be a promotional calculation.
LOCATION Hamilton, New Jersey or Newark, New Jersey
Statewide Travel Required
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Training and Exercise Bureau (TEB) serves as the central state agency responsible for developing, administering, and coordinating training and exercises for homeland security stakeholders in cooperation with all levels of government, law enforcement, emergency management, non-profit organizations, and private sector partners. The TEB mission is to strengthen capabilities across the state to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.
As a State Training and Exercise Coordinator (Administrative Analyst 3), the selected candidate will support activities for the Active Threat Team. The Active Threat Team focuses on preparing first responders, private sector partners and communities across New Jersey for active threat incidents through the development, coordination, and delivery of educational programs; collaborating with partners on developing standardized protocols across multiple disciplines; providing assistance on the development of emergency action plans; testing and validating plans, policies, procedures, and capabilities through discussion- and operations-based exercises; and the creation of resources.
Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Review, analyze, and evaluate active threat after action reports; the annual FEMA Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR); and input provided by statewide partners to identify and recommend methods to address planning, operational, training and exercise capability gaps related to active threat preparedness across the state.
- Develop, manage, facilitate and/or coordinate the delivery of Active Threat instructor-led and virtual training seminars in coordination with New Jersey Shield, houses of worship, critical infrastructure and other partners.
- Assist in the design and/or support of active threat-based discussion- and operations-based exercises.
- Review, analyze, and evaluate the efficiency of Active Threat preparedness activities, courses, programs, and processes; when required, develop, and provide leadership with recommendations for changes and/or revisions.
- Manage and/or serve as an NJOHSP representative on statewide multi-jurisdictional and multi-discipline working groups focused on statewide active threat preparedness efforts. (i.e., New Jersey Standardized Active Violence Event Response [NJ SAVER] program).
- Collaborate with multi-jurisdictional partners across the state on the identification, development, and implementation of active threat preparedness initiatives: Bleeding Control Kits; Active Shooter/Hostile Event Emergency Action Plans, etc.
- Record, analyze and report statistical data on team initiatives.
- Maintain equipment inventory lists on all equipment utilized by the team.
- Analyze new legislation and ensure active threat preparedness initiatives and provided resources adhere to legal requirements.
- Attend and represent NJOHSP at meetings, conventions, symposiums, and/or other opportunities relevant to the Training and Exercise Bureau programs and initiatives.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
(1) Seven (7) years of professional experience involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of budget, organization, administrative practices, operational methods, management operations, or data processing applications, or any combination thereof, which shall have included responsibility for the recommendation, planning, and/or implementation of improvements in a business or government agency. OR
(2) Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. OR
(3) Possession of a master's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Accounting; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
Note: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
Preference: Preference will be given to candidates with Law Enforcement and/or military experience; certified active threat preparedness and/or response instructor; completion of Methods of Instruction or similar instructor development training; experience in design, development, facilitation, and evaluation of HSEEP consistent exercises or completion of FEMA’S Master Exercise Practitioner Program.
License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Resume Note: Eligibility determinations will be based upon information presented in resume only. Applicants who possess foreign degrees (degrees earned outside of the U.S.) are required to provide an evaluation indicating the U.S. equivalency.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants should be aware that all NJOHSP employees must be a U. S. Citizen due to the fact that they need to be eligible to obtain a Secret or Top-Secret Clearance from the federal government. U. S. citizenship is a requirement for obtaining such clearance. Additionally, a criminal and personal background investigation is conducted on all NJOHSP personnel.The inability to obtain or maintain the required clearance will be a basis for dismissal from employment.
REMOTE WORK OR ALTERNATE WORKWEEK PROGRAM: NJOHSP currently offers a hybrid work schedule of up to 2 days remote work provided you meet the requirements of NJOHSP’s Pilot Telework Program. NJOHSP also offers a flexible workweek with one day off per week or per pay period. Approval is based on nature of work and operational needs.
NJ RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment.
NJ ETHICS REQUIREMENTS: Applicants accepting employment with NJOHSP are required to adhere to the Conflicts of Interest Law N.J.S.A. 52:13D-12 et seq., the Uniform Ethics Code N.J.A.C. 19:61-1.1. et seq., and LPS Supplementary Ethics Code which may limit or preclude outside activities and/or outside employment. Employees in certain positions are required to annually file financial disclosure statements.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:
NJOHSP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.
SAME Applicants: NJOHSP participates in the “State as a Model Employer of People with Disabilities” (SAME) program. If you are applying under the NJ “SAME” program, your Schedule A or B letter must be submitted along with your resume and any other required supporting documents indicated on the announcement by the closing date indicated below. If you are applying under the NJ SAME Program, your supporting documents must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date of the posting.
NJOHSP provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application hiring process, please notify the agency via [email protected] and request the ADA Coordinator contact you. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
TO APPLY: Interested applicants should submit a leter of interest/cover letter, resume and state of NJ application for employment. All submissions must be received no later than 4 p.m. on the closing date. Failure to submit all required documentation may result in your disqualification from consideration.
