Lead Government Information Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Washington, DC

About The Position

This position is in FEMA’s Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), Information Management Division (IMD). The Lead Government Information Specialist oversees a team responsible for records and information management work and ensures compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, Federal Records Act, and related policies and guidance. The role manages and balances the unit’s workload, monitors progress, and adjusts assignments to meet established priorities, standards, and deadlines. The specialist serves as a subject matter expert in Records and Information Management (RIM), advising on policies in support of FEMA’s mission and organizational goals. The position supports the development, interpretation, implementation, and maintenance of RIM policies, procedures, and plans, and recommends improvements to information management processes. The specialist works with internal and external stakeholders to ensure FEMA records are created, stored, retained, retrieved, and disposed of in accordance with federal statutes and regulations, National Archives and Records Administration requirements, and DHS/FEMA policies. All FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. Positions are subject to recall at any time for emergency operations, which may involve irregular 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. If selected, the 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 Moderate Risk / Public Trust background investigation; this may include a credit check and review of financial issues and certain criminal or drug-related matters.
Selective Service registration, 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 to 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. The experience must include conducting research, analysis, and evaluation of records management, forms, or information-collection data and providing written and oral guidance, reports, or recommendations to stakeholders; working directly with stakeholders to clarify RIM requirements, resolve complex or unusual issues, and promote consistent records management practices; and developing and implementing RIM policies, procedures, and processes while advising, training, and guiding staff on requirements.
Attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding if selected.
New Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers are subject to a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

Oversee a team of employees performing records and information management work in compliance with applicable laws, policies, and guidance.
Manage and balance the unit’s workload across records and information management activities, monitor progress, and adjust work as needed to meet priorities, standards, and deadlines.
Serve as a Records and Information Management subject matter expert and provide policy-based recommendations supporting FEMA’s mission and organizational goals.
Support the development, interpretation, implementation, and maintenance of records and information management policies, procedures, and plans.
Recommend improvements to make information management processes more effective and efficient.
Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure FEMA records are created, stored, retained, retrieved, and disposed of in compliance with applicable requirements.
Provide advice, training, and guidance to staff on records management requirements, including records disposition and management of essential records.
Deploy for emergency management operations when required, potentially with little advance notice and for extended periods.