Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery)

Summary

The position works in the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program Team in the Closeout Section of the Public Assistance Branch of the Recovery Division in the regional office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The ideal candidate would have Public Assistance/FMAG experience, a history of successful collaboration/coordination with internal and external partners and stakeholders, and excellent technical writing and analysis skills. Duties Help What will I do in this position if hired? In this Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) position, you will serve as member of the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program Team in the Closeout Section of the Public Assistance Branch of the Recovery Division in the regional office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Typical assignments include:

• Performing technical writing functions, requiring substantive knowledge of the various functional areas of emergency management, specifically including the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) program, and of the specialized terminology required.
• Completing project reviews to assess the eligibility of funding reimbursement requests; managing financial reports and other reporting requirements on an ongoing basis; and organizing and hosting trainings, exercises, and workshops for FEMA staff and State/Tribal partners.
• Being a subject matter expert in the FMAG program, acting as a mentor to members of the FMAG Team, assisting in policy interpretation and proposing changes, and mentoring the Fire Duty Officers during fire season.
• Writing and/or editing technical materials, including determination memos, appeals and audits, reports of research findings, and policy, regulations in technical areas.
• Managing various Public Assistance and Fire Management Assistance program needs and components of the organization required for rapid Federal response to Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies under the provision of Public Law 93-288.
• Providing assistance to the affected people, States and local governments including disaster damage assessment teams, public assistance field offices, and other field offices and operations elements as directed.
• Analyzing information relative to the public sector on developing situations to determine potential for a gubernatorial request for a wildfire declaration by assessing and evaluating the threat of the incident.

What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA. This position will be hired into a temporary 2-year excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

Requirements

Help Conditions of employment To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust - Moderate Risk as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs, please visit OPM Investigations. Conditions of Employment:

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