SUPERVISORY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Duties

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of organization ensuring that Emergency Management members complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Represents the Installation Emergency Manager in their absence.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• A Master's degree in Emergency Management from an accredited university recognized by the Department of Education is highly desirable.
• The employee will be required to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• AF Certified Emergency Manager (AFCEM) certification is highly desirable.
• Completion of the National Planners course is highly desirable.
• Must have successfully completed the Air Force Emergency Management Course or have at least 7 years of Air Force Emergency Management experience.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• This position is required to participate in providing continuity for the installation EM missions, which may include primary nuclear airlift (PNAF), depending on location.
• May be required to work extended hours after normal duty hours or on weekends for exercises or during emergency, disaster, or contingency operations.
• This position is designated as a key position IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations.
• Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available.
• Must pass an initial pre-employment medical examination, periodic medical examinations, required physical fitness/ physical agility tests, meet established hearing standards and discern colors, contrast, and depth.
• This is a Centrally Managed position in the Civil Engineer Career Field.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes thorough knowledge of the Emergency Management function, mission, organizational structure, and work processes across a military command, a complex multi-mission installation, or an equivalent environment; in-depth knowledge of Emergency Management programs, operations, objectives, and policies; and comprehensive knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems, and procedures necessary to conduct a wide range of analytical projects related to management improvement, productivity enhancement, management controls, and long-range planning.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of Emergency Management DoD standards, Air Force regulations and technical orders; National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) plan organization, lines of authority, and installation response roles and responsibilities; and natural disaster response procedures, training techniques, and use of specialized EM and CBRN equipment.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
3. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization.
4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
5. Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and procedures, and skill in evaluating program operations to develop comprehensive installation emergency management plans and to analyze work processes to meet requirements and program objectives.
6. Ability to plan, organize, direct, conduct, operate, and evaluate emergency management and related programs; e.g., mobility/expeditionary engineering programs, CBRN response, hazardous material storage and classification methods, risk assessment, consequence management programs, exercise evaluation, and EOC operations.
7. Knowledge of analytical and investigative techniques to determine emergency response staffing requirements and assigning personnel into critical positions to mitigate the emergency condition.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

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