This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, First District, Operational Planning Branch, Boston, MA.

Duties

The purpose of this position is to provide senior subject matter expertise and technical support for the Coast Guard’s Preparedness Program including contingency exercises and planning.Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

GS-13: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal sector related to the position to be filled. 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: Overseeing coordination of preparedness activities including exercise development and conduct, planning, training, remedial action for full range of CG contingencies; creating CG planning/exercise publications, directives and Operations Orders; planning, organizing, and directing team studies associated with programmatic goals; negotiating effectively with senior management and sector staffs to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency resource commitments; fostering relationships with appropriate intergovernmental preparedness entities to improve contingency planning and exercise development. 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 2401 Hawkins Point Road Building 1, Mailstop 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]