EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNER)

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One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-09) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

GS-11 Specialized experience is defined as: providing oversight and program management of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to an organization to include defining, establishing, and maintaining roles and responsibilities, providing training on business continuity principles and providing hazard risk assessments.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50's must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Provides Site-level Business Continuity Planning to include employing all subject areas of the common body of knowledge of Business Continuity Planning, which includes creating, exercising, and evaluating plans at all levels.
• Supports daily operations, exercises and real world crises by operating DFAS Site Operations Center (DSOC) secure equipment to transmit classified information.
• Evaluates customer responses to requirements for business continuity planning and assist in identifying additional strategies for continued operations utilizing an all hazards approach.
• Develops exercise plans to include Master Scenario Events List, timelines, objectives and facilitates exercise conduct. Identify risks and internal controls in DFAS business continuity planning effort to ensure compliance with proper directives.
• Analyzes the assets, systems, and capabilities needed to perform Mission Essential Functions and make recommendations regarding acceptable levels of risk.