This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Program manager, you will use your knowledge of and experience with the office of Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response to optimize business results and customer experience by: Serving as the Fatalities Management Coordinator, managing the day-to-day operations of support activities and assigned programs and projects. Providing coordination associated with development and growth of the Victim Identification Program, a federal disaster informatics system. Coordinating specific programs or project areas related to victim identification and fatalities management for the National Disaster Medical System Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team community. Acting as the principal fatalities management advisor to HHS Regional Emergency Coordinators, Office of Response, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response for regional emergency preparedness, interagency, and international planning. Developing policies and procedures to assess, monitor, perform cleanup actions, and provide resources to meet resource requirements and to transition from sustained response operations to short-term recovery in a mass fatality incident. Providing regular instruction, consultation, and outreach to key internal and external stakeholders on operational issues, feedback, advances, and initiatives relating to information management and electronic records systems through training sessions, field exercises and networking opportunities. Establishing on-going and episodic monitoring and reporting to analyze concepts and factors relative to long, mid, and short-range management strategies to facilitate more efficient and effective department operations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement is required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR MINUMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: 1. Experience with victim identification principles in a disaster setting, including an understanding of antemortem and postmortem functions. 2. Working with federal, state, tribe, or local governments carrying out stakeholder engagement. 3. Working with local profit and/or non-profit agencies such as hospital systems, social service systems, public health systems, school systems, and/or government systems. 4. Researching, developing, and leading projects focused on health systems, public health, disaster behavioral health environmental health, disaster preparedness and response. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. 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/YY to MM/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. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Contacts

• Address Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]