Clarification from the agency

This announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday June 17, 2019 OR at 11:59 pm ET on the date the 500th application is received, whichever comes first. This Job is open to: U.S. Citizens

This is an open continuous announcement which will remain open until 11:59 pm EST on Monday June 17, 2019.  Those who apply by the first cut-off of Tuesday May 28, 2019  will receive first consideration.

All applicants received by the first cut-off date will be reviewed for qualifications. Those found qualified and requesting consideration, will be referred for consideration for open positions.

Subsequent cutoffs will occur as needed on Friday June 7, 2019 and on the closing date, Monday June 17, 2019. At each cut-off date, qualification determinations will be made and a list of qualified candidates will be referred to management for consideration for any remaining positions. If the application limit is reached, the job announcement will close early.  

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. 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.

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 announcement will be used to fill multiple positions within the Region Nine area located in Oakland, CA, Sacramento, CA, Pasadena, CA, Honolulu, HI, and Saipan. Salary will be based upon the locality pay area for the duty station.

In this position, you will serve as an Emergency Management Specialist to execute disaster response or recovery efforts. Duties will depend on grade level, but may include:

• Providing technical guidance to communities and governmental partners on emergency management policies.
• Assisting in the delivery of support services to individuals and communities.
• Collaborating with functional counterparts to resolve problems and ensure proper delivery of assistance.
• Providing coordination, guidance, and assistance to internal and external stakeholders to ensure the capability to continue essential functions.
• Providing technical assistance used in the development of recovery work plans and project implementation.
• Leveraging/optimizing resources to meet the recovery needs of impacted communities.

Promotion Potential: Positions filled under Stafford Act regulations generally do not have documented promotion potential; however, dependent on an employee’s ability to perform higher level duties, the continuing need for an employee to perform work associated with a higher level position, and administrative recommendation and approval, promotions may be earned by CORE employees.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Travel will be required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
• Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.
• Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements.

Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.

Qualifications

The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

To qualify for this position at the IC-07 level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-05 level in federal service.  This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:

1. Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with organizational stakeholders;
2. Applying fact-finding techniques to research and validate data; and
3. Writing and/or editing technical materials or reports 

OR

• 1 full year of graduate level education; or
• Superior academic achievement

OR

• Combination of education and experience

To qualify for this position at the IC-09 level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-07 level in federal service.  This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:

1. Providing technical guidance on organizational regulations, policies, and procedures;
2. Conducting research of regulations and laws to support compliance determinations; and
3. Composing written reports of technical information using electronic software.

OR

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or
• 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or
• LL.B. or J.D., if related

OR

• Combination of education and experience

To qualify for this position at the IC-11 level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-09 level in federal service.  This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:  

1. Providing technical guidance to State and Local stakeholders on emergency management principles;
2. Developing goals and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders to meet project timelines; and
3. Preparing reports and delivering briefings to leadership on process improvement practices.

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

• Combination of education and experience

To qualify for this position at the IC-12 level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-11 level in federal service.  This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:

1. Collaborating with State and Local stakeholders to resolve disaster challenges;
2. Interpreting laws, policies, and regulations to make programmatic determinations on complex or unprecedented emergency management initiatives; and
3. Developing and implementing strategies to improve the execution of disaster efforts for an organization.

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.

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.

NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here.

Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.  Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

How you will be evaluated

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.

We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.

Interview Requirement.  Interviews are required for this position.  Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.