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Duties

As a Emergency Management Specialist you will: Provide travel assistance to CDC staff deploying in support of CDC activations, disease outbreaks, site visits, or emergency response activities. Advise senior response leadership, with limited or no assistance, on emergency travel protocols and policies and ensures travel itineraries meet operational needs and comply with Federal Travel Regulations. In the absence of the team lead and with limited assistance, prioritizes/triages, directs, tracks, and approves emergency and response travel processing requirements. Coordinate with Field Readiness Coordinators and Deployment Coordinators to affect efficient and effective responder travel readiness and execution activities. Maintain proficiency provides feedback and recommendations for improvement, in the use of HHS/CDC systems developed to support such activity tracking. Contribute to interagency and intra-agency all-hazard emergency and incident specific planning. Support the assessment of public health emergency management programs for compliance with established public health and emergency management standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which must include the following experience: researching, interpreting, and applying travel regulations to include the Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulations, and HHS Travel Policy Manual; preparing, reviewing, approving, or serving as a Federal Agency Travel Administrator using the E-Gov Travel Service, (ConcurGov or similar travel management system) in compliance with travel regulations. 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. Promotion potential: Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher-level duties, the continuing need for the higher-level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

Education

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address ORR-DEO-RESOURCE SUPPORT BRANCH 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]