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05/12/2025 to 05/19/2025
$69,923 - $109,975 per year
GS 9 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
11
No
Yes
OS-6052-25-RU-095(MP)
836733800
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Current or former employees of a base management agency.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
This is a Merit Promotion announcement for Government employees and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed.
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Office of Emergency Management, Preparedness & Response Division in Washington, DC.
At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Response Planning: Provides assistance and performs substantive work in emergency planning and preparedness to ensure a comprehensive approach to emergency management across the Department. Provides guidance and policy interpretation to bureaus and offices and integrates planning and response activities.
2. Emergency Management: Participates regularly in efforts to exercise, validate, and execute emergency management capabilities, procedures, and functions. Provides or coordinates emergency response and preparedness training, exercises, and assistance. Plans, coordinates, or directs execution and provides consolidated regionalized feedback on exercises in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
3. Regulations and Guidance: Supports emergency response policy issues, provides technical advice and guidance to professional staff in DOI, and leads advisory activities as directed by superiors. Utilizes knowledge of the statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to emergency response capability at all levels of government to conduct analyses of complex legal and policy issues.
4. Project Management: Supports portions of Departmental response projects. Assists with the efficient and effective execution of all phases of assigned portions of major projects.
5. Continuity Planning: Analyzes, reviews, and implements activities supporting continuity of operations planning.
The OS-Office of Emergency Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
This position is a drug testing designated position. You will be subject to and must pass a pre-employment and subsequent random drug screenings.
You will be subject to background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
You will be designated as an Emergency Employee and subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations or may be required to remain at work during dismissal or closure situations. Emergency Employees are expected to remain in contact with their agencies at all times during emergency situations.
The position is also expected to be assigned to one or more emergency management team rosters to be activated during disaster operations and participate with the team in exercises.
A valid State driver's license is required.
Salary Information:
GS-11: To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Analyzing and/or evaluating critical, time-sensitive information regarding emergency management plans and policies;
2) Applying emergency management procedures while working in an organization; and
3) Utilizing accepted emergency management systems such as: NIMS (National Incident Management System), ICS (Incident Command System), NRF (National Response Framework).
Note: If qualifying in whole on specialized experience, applicants must meet all three statements defined above and clearly written in your resume.
-OR-
(3) Combination of Education and Experience
A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement.
Note: Only graduate study beyond the first 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education is creditable.
GS-09: To qualify for the GS-09 position, you must meet the (1) Educational Requirement OR (2) Specialized Experience OR (3) Combination of Education and Experience for the grade to which you are applying.
(1) Educational Requirement:
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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of an Emergency Management Specialist.
-OR-
(2) Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-09, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Analyzing critical, time-sensitive information regarding emergency management plans and policies;
2) Applying emergency management procedures while working in an organization;
3) Utilizing accepted emergency management systems such as: NIMS (National Incident Management System), ICS (Incident Command System), and/or NRF (National Response Framework).
Note: If qualifying in whole on specialized experience, applicants must meet two of three statements defined above and clearly written in your resume.
-OR-
(3) Combination of Education and Experience
A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement.
Note: Only progressively higher-level graduate education is creditable. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement.
Please Note: If you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you MUST submit a copy of your unofficial or official transcripts to verify that you meet the education. Failure to provide this information will result in your receiving an "INELIGIBLE" rating.
Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.
Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/articles/29112781465108-Reasonable-Accommodation-Overview
Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties.
The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):
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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
2. Other supporting documents (if applicable):
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/836733800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.