Summary You will serve as a EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in the Operations; Commander, Navy Region Northwest of NAVAL STATION EVERETT. Responsibilities You will assess emergency program strategies (e.g., objectives, deadlines, goals) to determine resources needed. You will develop emergency management standards, regulations, practices, or procedures to identify, minimize, or eliminate hazards and threats. You will coordinate the inventory, storage, and maintenance of specialized emergency management equipment.0. You will coordinate training for emergency management teams and special units to maintain emergency readiness. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Experience with EOC equipment and equipment maintenance (planned and corrective); 2) Knowledge and experience in an operational role in a response or project involving real time execution, adjustments to challenges or changing priorities, and producing standard outcomes or products; 3) Ability to communicate and coordinate with personnel from other organizations to build relationships, gather, track and update data for status reports, and conduct training/ marketing; and 4) Background and knowledge with emergency management basics (EM background, EOC experience, FEMA courses, etc.) NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information (Continued): This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Physical Demands: While much of the work is sedentary, the employee will e required to travel to/from locations and fieldwork. Primarily working in an office environment, regular lifting, movement, assembly, connecting, testing and minor troubleshooting of a computer, relate office and other emergency management equipment may be required. In the case of disaster or emergency, the incumbent must be available and willing to respond on short notice to deploy into the field or off-installation and utilize appropriate personal protection equipment as necessary. Work Environment: Work is generally performed in an office setting, primarily aboard naval installation, rarely in hazardous and high noise areas. Primarily working in an office environment, regular lifting, movement, assembly, connecting, testing and minor troubleshooting of computer, related office and other emergency management equipment may be required. Position will involve occasional travel to other installations for meetings, conferences, training or emergency operations. The incumbent must be able to perform effectively in a highly stressful atmosphere, maintain 24-hour accessibility for both superiors and subordinates plus readjust priorities as changes in the uncontrollable workload arise based on threating man-made or natural conditions. During a crisis, must be available for odd shift schedules and uncontrolled overtime. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP Statement: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Military Spouse Preference: Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/
