The ideal candidate has the ability to keep personal and professional information confidential, demonstrated skills in empathy/perception and being able to identify the needs of others based on social cues, demonstrated skills in organizing detailed information and managing the information accurately and efficiently, and the ability to exhibit confidence and professional diplomacy while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally, including leadership and the public.

Duties

What will I do in this position if hired? In this New Employee Outreach Specialist position, you will be the "first face of FEMA" as we participate in external recruitment events such as career fairs as well as execute the Region 8 onboarding program. The ideal candidate demonstrates soft skills associated with being the "first face" a person has contact with as an employee at FEMA. Exemplary customer service, positive attitude, and a proactive approach to work is of paramount importance. Typical assignments include:

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. To qualify for this New Employee Outreach Specialist position at the IC-09 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IC-07 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the Federal or Private Sector and must demonstrate all of the following: Drafting and delivering written and oral communication to diverse audiences; Working with internal and external customers to provide information and respond to inquiries in support of a variety of administrative functions; Providing human resources, equipment, supply, or compliance assistance to employees. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related OR Combination of education and experience To qualify for this New Employee Outreach Specialist position at the IC-11 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IC-09 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the Federal or Private Sector and must demonstrate all of the following: Communicating technical and non-technical information with internal and external customers in support of a variety of administrative functions; Providing advice to numerous stakeholders regarding human resources functions such as onboarding, payroll, timekeeping; Applying knowledge of basic concepts, principles, regulations, and policies related to one or more mission support functions sufficient to contribute to planning, organizing, and evaluating mission support services. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR Combination of education and experience To qualify for this New Employee Outreach Specialist position at the IC-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IC-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the Federal or Private Sector and must demonstrate all of the following: Communicating orally and in-writing to establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; Independently executing a variety of administrative programs (e.g., budget, personnel, travel, space, vehicle management, security and logistics) to include employee onboarding; Conducting reviews and analyzing/assessing effectiveness of the organizations approach to sourcing, screening and selecting diverse candidates identified through various sourcing/recruitment tools in a manner that is compliant, consistent and fully effective. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: 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. Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards

Education

Education substitution: This position permits applicants to qualify based on education (or a combination of education and experience), as outlined in the "requirements" section. If you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application. Once selected and prior to appointment, applicants must provide official college transcripts.

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. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. Visit the Department of Education's Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Sean Deinert
• Email: [email protected]