EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY:
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now, FEMA looks to you! Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need!
As an Emergency Management Specialist, in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region IV, National Preparedness Division, you will manage programs that support all-hazards emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if needed.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. Citizenship
This position requires a Public Trust background check.
FEMA employees are subject to 24 hour on-call in the event of an emergency.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Travel may be required.
Relocation expenses are not authorized.
Back to top Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy – Atlanta, GA
Analyzes and evaluates preparedness programs and its productivity.
Performs and develops long-range planning and analysis of new substantive agency programs.
Assists in determining the need for written policies and procedures.
Provides expert analysis and advice on complex emergency preparedness and mitigation program issues.
Back to top Qualifications and Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
GS-13: At least one year of specialized experience that included analyzing and evaluating emergency management programs to ensure for efficiency; developing new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems related to emergency management; providing expert advice and guidance on all-hazards emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery; and working with community and government leaders on emergency preparedness issues.
Security Requirements:
This position requires a Public Trust background check.
Conditions of Employment:
On-call: FEMA employees may be subject to 24-hour on-call in the event of an emergency. This service may require irregular working hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official position description. Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites with little advance notice and function under intense physical and mental stress.
Direct Deposit: Mandatory Direct Deposit/Electronics Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) for salary payment is a condition of employment at FEMA. Selectee will be required to participate in DD/EFT.
Time-in- Grade: Career or career-conditional current or former Federal employees who select to apply under merit promotion procedures must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level of this position. This time-in-grade requirement must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will receive a rating based on the degree to which your background information provided matches the responses you selected in the Assessment Questionnaire. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities. The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your experience as it relates to the following competencies:
Knowledge of the principles of grass roots organizing and civic engagement in relation to community and individual emergency preparedness/response.
Ability to analyze and evaluate information.
Skill in oral communication.
Skill in writing.
To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click the following link: View Assessment Questions
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