EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (EMO)

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Analyzing the effectiveness of training, exercises, and real world incident response operations to determine if corrective action or policy change is required; 2) Conducting emergency management assessments to identify discrepancies and develop corrective actions; 3) Advising management and staff on emergency management policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations; 4) Overseeing Emergency Operation Center (EOC) operations to ensure effectiveness and execution of EOC processes and procedures in accordance with policy; and 5) Analyzing and/or evaluating methods and techniques used in emergency response to present recommendations and conclusions for improvement in response capabilities.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/emergency-management-series-0089/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will provide technical guidance and identify training needs.
• You will assign emergency management work to team members in accordance with individual strengths and competencies.
• You will collaborate with other organizations (e.g., federal, state, local jurisdiction) to coordinate current and future safety, fire, and emergency services.
• You will determine gaps in application of emergency management communications resources based on statistical data of historical incidents and loss.
• You will develop, review, and modify as necessary all emergency management policies, procedures and plans to ensure they are current and relevant to all hazards, threats and capabilities.
• You will coordinate all-hazard exercises to determine Emergency Operation Center (EOC) staff readiness.