This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District, Sector Lower Mississippi River (D8), Emergency Management Force Readiness, Memphis, TN.

Duties

This position serves functionally and organizationally as the Chief of the Emergency Management/Force Readiness staff and is responsible for the work produced by the staff and provides senior subject matter expertise and technical support for the Coast Guard’s Emergency Management Program to include contingency exercises and comprehensive emergency management.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Secret clearance is required.
• One-year supervisory probationary period is required.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Examples of specialized experience include: Developing, implementing, and assessing preparedness, planning, emergency and incident management practices; Leading and/or supervising a team of professionals while managing multiple simultaneous projects; Leading an emergency management program; Developing position papers, briefing and meeting preparation materials for decision making at the strategic level to support organizational efficiency; Conducting special studies and performance analyses in support of decision making at the operational and tactical levels. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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 position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education's web site at click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]