As an Emergency Management Specialist, you'll be responsible for providing assistance in supporting comprehensive agency wide crisis management, continuity of operations (COOP), and emergency/ disaster management policies and plans. Location of position: General Services Administration, Office of Mission Assurance, Washington, DC & Philadelphia, PA We are currently filling one vacancy per location, but additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed.

Duties

Duties at the GS-11 Grade Level:

Requirements

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time).     If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.  The GS-11 salary range starts at $79,839 per year. The GS-12 salary range starts at $95,694 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.   To qualify for the GS-11, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience assessing emergency preparedness plans and procedures; coordinating incident reporting procedures; and participating in a range of Continuity of Operations (COOP) and disaster response related exercise events OR  Have a 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 Possess a combination of graduate level education and appropriate experience that together meet the qualification requirements of this position. To qualify for the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience 1) Coordinating the planning and delivery of local, state, tribal, territorial, or national level exercises; 2) Assessing emergency preparedness plans and procedures; and 3) Providing advice and guidance concerning preparedness issues.  

Education

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:   https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ 

Contacts

• Address GSA, Office of Mission Assurance General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States
• Name: Michelle Briscoe
• Phone: 202-821-5190
• Email: [email protected]