Department: Department of Agriculture
Location(s): Adams County, Colorado, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Broomfield County, Colorado, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver County, Colorado, Douglas County, Colorado, Elbert County, Colorado, Gilpin County, Colorado, Jefferson County, Colorado, Park County, Colorado, Barrow County, Georgia, Bartow County, Georgia, Butts County, Georgia, Carroll County, Georgia, Cherokee County, Georgia, Clayton County, Georgia, Cobb County, Georgia, Coweta County, Georgia, Dawson County, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia, Douglas County, Georgia, Fayette County, Georgia, Forsyth County, Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia, Haralson County, Georgia, Heard County, Georgia, Henry County, Georgia, Jasper County, Georgia, Lamar County, Georgia, Meriwether County, Georgia, Morgan County, Georgia, Newton County, Georgia, Paulding County, Georgia, Pickens County, Georgia, Pike County, Georgia, Rockdale County, Georgia, Spalding County, Georgia, Walton County, Georgia, Bergen County, New Jersey, Essex County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, Ocean County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, Somerset County, New Jersey, Sussex County, New Jersey, Union County, New Jersey, Nassau County, New York, New York, New York, Putnam County, New York, Rockland County, New York, Suffolk County, New York, Westchester County, New York
Salary Range: $112556 - $163062 Per Year
Job Summary: The Emergency Management Specialist is responsible for Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11 emergency preparedness and is assigned to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) region. There is 1 vacancy on each of the following metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Denver, and New York. Selected applicants must reside in a county listed in the vacancy announcement upon entrance on duty (EOD).
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Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Demonstrated experience with Federal emergency management practices, procedures, and programs and how they relate to emergency management activities of local, state, tribal, and Federal government sectors. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; to conduct meetings, conferences and workshops; to develop and promote public and community interest in agency programs. Demonstrated experience working with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities to establish and maintain effective working relationships before and after a disaster. Participated in the development of continuity of operations programs, their planning, and activation to support mission essential functions and essential support functions during an adverse event. Conducted or coordinated the facilitation of training related to emergency response, disaster support, and federal emergency programs. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. Resume cannot exceed two pages. The application process is as follows: 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.usajobs.gov. It is recommended that as part of your profile you set up automatic email notification to be informed when the status of your application changes. If you choose not to set up this automatic notification, then you will have to log into your USAJOBS account to check on the status of your application. 2: Create a Resume with USAJOBS or upload a Resume to your USAJOBS account. You may want to customize your resume to ensure it documents duties and accomplishments you have gained that are directly related to this position in order to verify that qualifications are met. In addition, your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire (you may preview the online questionnaire by clicking on the link at the end of the How You Will Be Evaluated section of the job announcement). 3: Click "Apply Online" and follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and attach any additional documents that may be required. You can update your application or documents anytime while the announcement is open. Simply log into your USAJOBS account and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select "Update Application" to continue. 4: If you are required to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5: Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. 6: Set aside at least 2 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 7: Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. NOTE: Please verify that the documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Only one resume will be reviewed. Applicants who submit a resume that exceeds two pages will be removed from consideration.
Application Deadline: 2026-04-30