This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Atlantic Area, National Strike Force, Coast Guard Incident Management Assist Team in Norfolk, VA.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an ICS Planning Section Chief (PSC) during operational deployments and/or as a coach for Incident Management Team (IMT) workshops and exercises at other Coast Guard units. While in garrison (not deployed), the incumbent serves as the CG-IMAT workshop and exercise coordinator; to include scheduling Sector CG-IMAT workshops and exercises through the Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW), conducting CG-IMAT Reserve Coordination, developing and refining current and future unit led workshop scenarios, supported exercises, webinars and exportable training modules, to improve overall Incident Management Team readiness across the Coast Guard. The incumbent also has broad knowledge of ICS principles, maintains other ICS qualifications, and may deploy in those qualifications as required. The incumbent will maintain personal and professional readiness and be available for short-notice deployments per unit policies. The incumbent provides a level of expertise sufficient to provide ICS coaching and outreach to support readiness throughout the Coast Guard.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• A physical examination is required for this position.

Qualifications

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, or abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Examples of specialized experience include:   Specialized experience include: providing advice, guidance and policy assistance to various agencies and international work groups in regards to contingency preparedness programs; maintaining liaison with other agencies and performing inter/intra agency coordination work; conducting analysis of agency contingency preparedness programs to ensure implementation of policy, and recommending alternatives or modifications to existing policy; Serving as senior planning officer for exercise preparedness development and evaluation with responsibility to review and edit staff work. 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.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications 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]