Emergency Management Specialist

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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning and conducting emergency management exercises AND participating in the oversight of deployment operations in emergency circumstances. 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, such as: Emergency Management, Public Administration, Public Safety, Safety Management, etc.

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 equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning and conducting emergency management exercises AND participating in the oversight of deployment operations in support of emergency circumstances AND writing plans to address hazard/emergency preparedness or responsiveness during natural or man-made catastrophes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. At the GS-12 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11 & GS-12 respectively).

At the GS-11 grade level, the duties are developmental in nature leading to the full performance level of GS-0089-12. The duties are described at the GS-12 level.,Plan for/coordinate preparedness/operational programs designed to provide action during event of mobilization: national emergencies: continuity of operations; natural disasters; technological emergencies; emergency employment of Army resources.,Develop and/or assist with the development of the Districts All Hazard Plan, Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), Recovery Plan, EM Training and Exercise Plan, Hazard Mitigation Plan, and EM Strategic and Program Management Plan,Represent the District on committees and at conferences to formulate national emergency policies and determine support requirements and services to be provided by the District.,Maintain contact with other agencies such as State Area Commands, DOD installations, state and local emergency officials and elected officials to ensure that Corps emergency authorities and capabilities for support remain current.,Develop plans for the Alert Notification System: alternate headquarters; alternate EOC, building evacuation; civil disturbances; and radiological monitoring/detection; and other natural and/or man-made hazards.,Manage emergency operations activities during actual emergencies.