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Duties

As a Special Projects Advisor you will: Work independently to coordinate major projects within the Division of Emergency Operations, including those spanning multiple branches and the Office of the Director, and having potential agency-wide impacts. Oversee the establishment, expansion, and operation of the agency's internal emergency responder identification, training, and coordination program. Conduct substantive and intensive independent reviews and analyses of organizational and operational functions related to the agency's missions, functions, policies, strategic plans, goals, and objectives that involve highly technical, controversial and novel, crosscutting, multi-faceted and multi-functional considerations concerning mission-critical public health emergency management programs and activities. Evaluate assigned segments of business management and operational programs' programmatic, administrative, technical and security-related missions, functions, policies, strategic plans, goals, and objectives, procedures, regulations, methods of operation, extent of operation, and existing legislation and regulations. Draft and prepare guidance to implement and effect change, including proposals for business and operational re-engineering and regulatory or policy guidance changes. Analyze and evaluate the implementation and impacts of such changes on current and future goals, objectives, policies and strategic plans; and incorporates analytical and evaluative results into and effects publication of final guidance or recommendations. Review or draft changes to statutes and regulations to aid in the preparation of legislative proposals to accomplish programmatic initiatives.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience: performing reviews and analyses (e.g., of operational, programmatic, administrative, and technical functions) through conducting studies or other special projects; and developing guidance and reports on changes in process improvements impacting business operations and regulations that affect public health programs. Documenting Experience: 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address ORR-DIVISION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS-PLANS, EXERCISE, AND EVALUATION BRANCH 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]