Emergency Management Specialist

Summary

This position is located within the Office of Response and Recovery, Disaster Program and Operations division in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, has superior writing, analytical, and communication skills, has strong attention to detail, and has experience drafting formal correspondence.

Duties

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will review and analyze preliminary damage assessment information and reports prepared by regional offices. Typical assignments include: Develop and coordinate Presidential action packages containing FEMA recommendations for major disaster and emergency declarations, declaration appeals, and cost share adjustments requested by States and Tribal governments. Integrate operational, policy, financial, and program information to evaluate issues, ensure the accuracy and completeness of recommendations, and support executive review and Presidential decision-making. Coordinate post-Presidential determination activities by ensuring timely dissemination decisions to FEMA Regional Offices, Headquarters program offices, the FEMA operations Center, and other stakeholders. Prepares, reviews and coordinates the execution of FEMA-State/Tribal Agreements and oversees required follow-up actions to ensure the accurate, timely, and consistent implementation of Presidential declaration decisions in accordance with statutory, regulatory, and agency requirements. Develop and coordinate comprehensive briefing materials and executive correspondence for senior FEMA leadership, other Federal officials, Members of Congress, and the media regarding major disaster and emergency declaration requests. Synthesizes complex operational, policy, and program information to communicate key issues, emerging trends, and status updates and provide accurate, timely information supporting executive awareness and decision-making. Provide authoritative guidance and technical assistance to FEMA Regional Offices on the interpretation and application of established policies, procedures, and reporting requirements. Evaluates reporting performance, data qualify, and operational trends to identify systemic issues, recommend process improvements, and enhance the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of declaration-related information. Conduct complex program analyses and evaluations to identify trends, assess operational effectiveness, and recommend improvements to declaration processes, policies, and procedures. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work 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. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

Qualifications

Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: · Applying emergency management policies, program guidance and agency directives; AND · Developing recommendations and implementation plans to address program challenges; AND · Coordinating emergency management activities with headquarters and regional stakeholders to support timely information sharing and program execution; · Preparing analytical products, briefings, and decision-support materials to support program operations and leadership decision-making. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Please limit your resume to two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/DAE employee? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards Are you qualifying under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)? To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents