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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. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.
The primary purpose of this position is to perform emergency management work including managing and coordinating with other entities the recovery from intentional and/or unintentional crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) incidents. The work requires knowledge of emergency management and related directives, policies, regulations, procedures, and methods; and the collaboration and fostering of relationships between Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector, and their response mechanisms and authorities.
This position starts at a salary of $53,725 (IC-09), $65,014 (IC-11) or $77,926 (IC-12).
Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Public Assistance Branch within FEMA.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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.
This position is being announced under FEMA's Cadre of On-call Response/Recovery Employee (CORE) Program. This is a temporary appointment in the Excepted Service, not to exceed 2 years, with the option to extend based on workload and funding availability. Veterans Preference does not apply to the CORE selection process.
03/29/2017 to 04/03/2017
$53,735 - $101,307 per year
IC 09 - 12
2 vacancies in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
No
Term - Temporary - Not to exceed 2 Years
Full-time - Full Time
NA
No
FEMA-JRS-159096-CORE
466776600
In this position, you will perform emergency management work including managing and coordinating with other entities the recovery from intentional and/or unintentional crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) incidents. Typical assignments include:
You qualify for this position at the IC-09 level (starting salary $53,735) if you possess one full year of specialized experience at the IC-07 level that demonstrates experience:
1) Performing the review and evaluation of projects in the following areas: repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of disaster damaged public facilities to demonstrate the knowledge of the principles, concepts, and practices of the engineering and the construction field.
or
master's or equivalent graduate degree, 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related
You qualify for this position at the IC-11 level (starting salary $65,014) if you possess one full year of specialized experience at the IC-09 level that demonstrates experience:
1) Participation in grant preparation under FEMA's Public Assistance Program to assist in the recovery of affected areas following a declared Stafford Act disaster.
or
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related
or
A combination of education and experience
You qualify for this position at the IC-12 level (starting salary $77,926) if you possess the one full year of specialized experience at the IC-11 level that demonstrates experience:
1) Writing, reviewing, managing and administering grants under FEMA's Public Assistance Program to assist in the recovery of affected areas following a declared Stafford Act disaster.
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 provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position. You may be found “not qualified” if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. If you are qualified, you will be referred to a selection panel for consideration.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. We expect to make a final job offer within 30 days after the deadline for applications.
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