Clarification from the agency

You must complete the application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. This Senior Executive Service job is open to: U.S. Citizens (all qualified U.S. Citizens).

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 Assistant Administrator for Risk Management assists and advises Resilience leadership on making the nation more resilient through on risk management programs, policies and activities.

The incumbent guides the integration of all risk management programs throughout Resilience and with the rest of the Agency, including programs that utilize risk to inform the delivery of programs. Serves as a leader within the federal interagency to coordinate risk management and works with philanthropic organizations, the private sector, and other external partners to accelerate resilience in disadvantaged and underserved communities.

The incumbent leads direct training, funding, and technical assistance to a wide range of state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to help decision-makers interpret available risk information and analyze alternatives for risk reduction, and invest in better codes, building sciences, safer dam infrastructure, and more.

The incumbent provides oversight and direction to several direct reports and participates fully in determining policies, plans, goals, organization of, and courses of action for these direct reports.  Ensures that plans and practices effectively carry out the mission while assuring the effective and efficient use of resources, adherence to Resilience leadership's policies and objectives, and the goals of the President, the Congress, and the Department of Homeland Security. 

The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to Resilience leadership on the coordination, scope and coverage of risk management programs and how to best align and integrate strategies and policies with Agency's and Department's goals and program planning. 

The incumbent ensures that appropriate long-range planning is coordinated and accomplished, and that resources are used effectively and efficiently.  

The incumbent recommends and implements ways to simplify and streamline risk management programs in order to improve customer experience and lessen the burden on stakeholders. Ensures risk management programs incorporate equity considerations and address equity-related barriers.

The incumbent leads the integration and delivery of risk information for all hazards, including climate change, to help people identify current and future risk and choose appropriate and evidence backed risk reduction strategies.

The incumbent provides risk information to individuals, families, and communities for use in preparing for events through targeted and practical hazard-specific guides, training and capacity building programs like Community Emergency Response Teams, and rigorously analyzing alternatives for risk reduction, and invest in better codes, building sciences, safer dam infrastructure, and more. 

The incumbent briefs Congressional Members and staff on policy and program initiatives.  

Perform other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
• File a Public Financial Disclosure (SF-278) within 30 days of appointment.
• If selected, a one-year SES Probationary period may be required.
• This position is subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below.  Experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show in your resume that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below.

We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions.

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. Do not address the ECQs or TQs separately, evidence of each must be clearly reflected in your resume. 

Any information in excess of 5 pages WILL NOT be considered.

A sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37): http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS – MANDATORY

1. Comprehensive knowledge of community resilience, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, hazard mitigation, disaster risk management, and/or a related field.
2. Experience working in or working with local, state, territorial or tribal governments in a leadership role.
3. Experience with using an equity lens in policymaking, strategy development, and/or program design.  This includes the ability to evaluate and streamline business processes and programs in order to improve customer experience for everyone, including the most resource constrained communities. 

Applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs); however, applicants must address the Technical Qualifications (TQs) within their resume.  

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

ECQ 1: LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

ECQ 2: LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments and experience.  Your application will be evaluated by an internal rating and ranking panel.  Highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check.  Unless you have already been previously certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB), your Executive Core Qualifications must be certified by an OPM-sponsored QRB prior to appointment.