Emergency Management Specialist - Assistant

Veterans Health Administration•Baltimore, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. The Emergency Management Specialist Assistant supports the Emergency Management Specialist in preparing for, coordinating, and carrying out functions to prevent, protect against, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. The role supports emergency management assessments, operations, planning, liaison, and mission activities, and helps ensure that training and operational requirements are integrated and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. The assistant contributes to emergency management protocols, workforce goals, program reports and budgets, hazard vulnerability analysis, exercises, plans, and resource coordination. In the absence of the Emergency Management manager, the position supports and advises on emergency management matters. Work is generally sedentary outside emergency situations, but exercises and operational support missions may involve strenuous activity and challenging field conditions. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad-hoc telework may be authorized; the position is not virtual. Relocation, recruitment, critical skills, and permanent change of station incentives are not authorized. Qualification may be based on specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, qualifying graduate education, or a combination of education and experience. Applicants must meet requirements by November 6, 2026.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
Current federal employees and certain former federal employees must meet the GS-11 time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-09.
Qualify through one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-09, including relevant emergency management program experience, analytical and evaluation methods, and knowledge of emergency, contingency, and operations plans and policies; or qualify through the education or combination-of-education-and-experience options stated in the announcement.
Submit transcripts if qualifying based wholly or partly on education.
Complete required background/security investigation and online onboarding.
Meet the physical demands that may arise during field exercises and operational support missions, including carrying people and equipment, walking long distances, climbing, working long hours, standing for extended periods, and bending or stooping.
Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Health Care Personnel.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Support medical center emergency management assessments, operations, planning, liaison, and mission activities.
Assist with developing and implementing emergency management protocols and methods.
Help integrate and coordinate training and operational requirements and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Assist in implementing workforce goals and coordinate personnel resources, including during activations.
Prepare draft annual program reports and budgets.
Analyze and evaluate program and operational effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative methods.
Work with the Emergency Management manager to review, analyze, coordinate, and evaluate exercises that test and critique emergency management plans and programs.
Serve as a facility evaluator during emergency management exercise scenarios.
Work with emergency management and community partners on hazard vulnerability analysis to assess risks to continuity of critical operations.
Assist in developing and implementing emergency management guidelines and structures, including contingency plans and continuity of operations plans.
In the absence of the Emergency Management manager, support and provide advice and guidance on emergency management matters.
Maintain databases and resource requirements.
Manage and coordinate procurement, mobilization, utilization, and demobilization of resources and assets.
Assist with coordination of program offices and designated safety, industrial hygiene, environmental management, and decontamination personnel.
Perform other related duties as assigned.