About the Position: This position is a Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) Emergency Management (EM) Specialist with regional responsibility for the program planning, development and implementation of critical emergency management work/functions with the geographical areas of the six MVD Districts.

Duties

Responsible for the program planning, development and implementation of critical emergency management work/functions with the geographical areas of the six MVD Districts Recommends and/or initiates activities to correct deficiencies or improve response procedures as a part of a Remedial Action Program. Manages emergency managemen.t programs and activities during a response. Provides technical advice on preparedness and response activities associated with man-made and/or natural disasters. Submits consolidated annual funding request directly to HQUSACE ensuring submission is in accordance with applicable standards and regulations. Determines needed and/or available resources and capacities to support emergency actions. Coordinates, conducts, and evaluates emergency response and preparedness training exercises. Develop technical and policy guidance needed to implement these initiatives at the national and/or regional levels.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able obtain and maintain SECRET clearance.
• Required to remain readily accessible during potential emergency conditions in order to commence work quickly and to serve on 24-hour call.
• Required to be able to respond to deployment orders within 6 hours of notification and potentially be out for up to 30-days or more if extended.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the EXPERIENCE requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Developing basic plans to establish policy and response procedures to address natural or man-made disasters, national emergencies, and/or continuity of operations; Collecting, evaluating and /or analyzing data from multiple sources, Assisting in preparing situation reports and/or readiness evaluation documents; Evaluating financial resources needed to support emergency operations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsDecision SupportIncident ResponseTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R9AA US ARMY ENGR DIV-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk