About the Position: You will serve as an Emergency Management Specialist in the Emergency Management Branch for the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, located in Vicksburg, MS. This position is a developmental Emergency Management Specialist position and may be filled at the GS-09 or GS-11 grade levels, with noncompetitive promotion potential to the GS-12 grade level.

Duties

Developing and conducting training of a Crisis Action Team (CAT) for EOC procedures to include message preparation, logging, operations security, physical security, and action officer responsibilities. Developing planning objectives and directives. Establishing tasks for Emergency Management personnel and other District personnel to provide input into Emergency Management planning documents. Reviewing plans and other documents on a recurring cycle and initiates revisions if necessary. Coordinating all planning activities with District elements, CEMVD, other Districts, military commands, other Federal, State and local agencies, as necessary.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to respond to disasters.
• May be required to perform up to 20 percent temporary duty travel (TDY).
• Be able to handle affairs while working in a stressful environment.
• Be a member of a Regional/National team for disaster/emergency response.
• Must be readily accessible and be on call 24 hours a day.

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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. GS-09 Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Developing new and updated existing emergency preparedness and response standard operating procedures, plans and documents; evaluating performance, identifying potential problems or deficiencies, and making initial recommendations for resolution or improvement; Assisting in the preparation of required post-exercise reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS 07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-11 Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Developing basic plans to establish policy and response procedures to address natural disasters, national emergencies, and continuity of operations at the local, regional, state, and national level; collecting information from multiple sources, evaluating and analyzing data; assisting in preparing situation reports, readiness evaluation documents; determining resource needs to support emergency operations for areas of assigned responsibility; and planning, organizing and facilitating actions required to obtain resources. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS 09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to plan and organize workAdministration and ManagementCommunicationsConcepts, Policies, and Principles of BudgetData Entry and Analysis Time in Grade Requirement (GS 9): Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS 7 grade (or equivalent). Time in Grade Requirement (GS 11): Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS 9 grade (or equivalent). You must meet eligibility and qualifications by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R904 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-VICKSBURG DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk