Emergency Management Specialist (Preparedness)

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate has experience managing highly complex programs, improving program processes, and managing urgent requests for information to ensure accurate and timely responses. The Emergency Management Specialist supports emergency management programs and activities through technical writing, editing, research, documentation, and budget management. The role includes developing, updating, and maintaining program budgets; monitoring expenditures and funding sources; reviewing unplanned expenditure requests; preparing or approving funding requests with supporting justification; and overseeing periodic budget status reports. The position also requires specialized emergency management knowledge and terminology to produce clear and accurate technical materials. FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. All positions are subject to around-the-clock recall for emergency operations, which may involve irregular work hours, duties outside the official position description, work away from the official duty station, and extensive travel with little advance notice. Deployment may last weeks to months and may involve relocation to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. The selected employee must attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust background investigation; this may include a credit check and review of financial issues and certain criminal or drug-related matters.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Ability to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
For GS-13 qualification, one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, demonstrating expertise in programmatic management and maturation of grant programs; subject-matter expertise and guidance for assigned grant programs; and representation of an office in stakeholder meetings to gather feedback and identify program improvements.
Attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.
No educational substitution is available; applicants must meet the experience qualifications.
Current or former political appointees within the last five years must disclose that information to Human Resources.
A one-year probationary period is required for new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers.

Responsibilities

Perform technical writing and editing in support of emergency management programs and activities.
Develop technical materials, including research reports, regulations, manuals, specifications, and related documentation.
Apply specialized emergency management knowledge and terminology to ensure materials are accurate and clear.
Develop, update, and maintain program budgets.
Monitor expenditures and funding sources to ensure funds are available when needed.
Review unplanned expenditure requests and prepare or approve funding requests with appropriate justification.
Oversee periodic budget status reports.
Provide expertise in the programmatic management and maturation of grant programs.
Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned grant programs, providing guidance and recommendations to staff and leadership.
Represent the office in stakeholder meetings to gather feedback and identify program improvement opportunities.
Respond to urgent information requests accurately and in a timely manner.
Deploy to emergency operations when recalled, potentially with little or no advance notice and for extended periods.