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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT/OPPORTUNITY #:
MW-08-RD-57-VLH
OPENING DATE: 01/23/2008 CLOSING
DATE: 01/23/2008
THIS
IS A FOUR YEAR EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
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TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT:
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Full Time - Temporary
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POSITION:
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Program Specialist
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SERIES - PAY GRADE:
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GS-301-09/11/12
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NUMBER OF POSITIONS:
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1
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PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
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GS-12
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SALARY RANGE:
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$48,208 - $90,698
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ORGANIZATION:
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Disaster Assistance Directorate
Public Assistance Division
Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract Management Branch
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DUTY LOCATION:
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Washington, DC
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RELOCATION EXPENSES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
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WHO
MAY APPLY: All Sources
DUTIES:
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join
our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest
need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for
all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any
national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity,
and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable,
high performance workforce.
FEMA offers developmental opportunities, competitive compensation, and
networking opportunities.
Organization:
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Disaster Assistance Directorate, Public
Assistance Division, Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract
Management Branch. The Public Assistance Program provides financial
assistance to State or local governments for the repair, restoration,
reconstruction of a public facility which is damaged or destroyed by a major
disaster and for related expenses incurred by such government and private
nonprofit organizations.
Primary Purpose:
This position is that of Program Specialist and is responsible for assisting
with the management of numerous Technical Assistance Contracts and providing
technical assistance to the Regions and Disaster Field Offices on technical
assistance contract issues.
Major Duties:
Reviews invoices submitted by the contractor for services rendered and
prepares receiving documents for payment.
Communicates daily with FEMA’s Task Monitors in the field and the PA TACs
management teams on the status of task order assignments.
Designs program requirements that accommodate Agency priorities or emphasis,
and meet current recognized standards for the program and the PA TACs
administration.
Drafts Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other documentation as
required to ensure the continued efficiency and effectiveness of the PA TAC
Management Branch.
Conducts financial analyses and workload analyses.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: This agency provides reasonable
accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please
notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be
on a case-by-case basis.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet the minimum
qualification requirements as contained in the OPM's Qualification Operating
Manual. These are available on line at www.opm.gov.
The manual states that one year of specialized experience equivalent to the
next lower grade in the Federal service is required. Specialized experience
is experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of the
position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the
particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the
duties of that position.
Applicants meeting the basic qualification requirements and any selective
placement factor stated in this Employment Opportunity will be rated and
ranked on the following Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA`s).
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Include with your application a Narrative Statement describing
possession of each evaluation criterion (i.e. knowledge, skills and abilities
or KSAs). Failure to provide the Narrative Statement will adversely impact
your ranking score and your ability to be certified for referral to the
selecting official.
If there is a Selective Placement Factor(s), please address fully and
separately. Failure to meet the Selective Placement Factor(s) will result
in no further consideration.
You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications
required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess
the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined
below. When describing your knowledge, skills, and abilities, please ensure
to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity
of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people with whom you
interacted, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, & ABILITIES (KSAs):
1. Describe your knowledge and ability to perform analytical assessments of
problems and provide recommendations to management.
2. Describe your organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize
competing requirements.
3. Describe your ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing for
matters relating to task order and statement of work issues with supervisors,
peers, and assigned contract staff.
4. Describe your ability to use commercial off-the-shelf office utility
software.
BASIS
OF RATING: If the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, he/she will
be given the minimum earned rating of 70 points. Applicants will then be
rated by a rating panel, a subject matter expert, or Human Resources
Specialist as determined by the Agency designee at the time of the rating. A
maximum of 30 points may be awarded for KSA responses. The minimum earned
rating plus the earned rating for all the KSAs will be combined to arrive at
the total earned rating. Eligible veterans who meet established criteria will
receive additional points (5 or 10) added to their total score as a result of
their military service as appropriate. The applicants with the highest scores
will be referred to the selecting official for possible selection.
CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT AT FEMA
This
position is being announced under FEMA'S 4-year CORE Program (Cadre of
On-Call Response/Recovery employees). These positions are authorized under
P.L. 93-288 to perform temporary disaster work and are funded from the
Disaster Relief Fund. Appointments are excepted service, temporary
appointments.
This position is projected to be completed as a permanent position within
the next 6 to 24 months. When this occurs, the location and/or job
description of this position may change.
Depending on the level of disaster activity, the incumbent is subject to
release to a non-pay status and recall to duty to meet fluctuating work
requirements. Travel to disaster areas may be required with very short notice
at any time of the year. Employees agree to accept (1) emergency assignments
other than those specified in the position; (2) to work overtime as
necessary, with little scheduling flexibility; and, (3) if released to a
non-pay status, to report when recalled within 48 hours or agree to immediate
separation from service.
EMERGENCY
ASSIGNMENT: FEMA employees may be subject to 24-hour on-call in the event
of an emergency. This service may require irregular working hours, work at
locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other
than those specified in the employee`s official position description.
Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites with little advance
notice and function under intense physical and mental stress.
REGISTRATION
FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE: The Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires
that all male applicants born after 12-31-59, who are required to register
under the Military Selective Service Act, be registered or they are not
eligible for appointment within this Agency.
CITIZENSHIP:
Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals
(residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service
jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited
circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the
position.
DIRECT
DEPOSIT: Mandatory Direct Deposit/Electronics Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) for
salary payment is a condition of employment at FEMA. Selectee will be
required to participate in DD/EFT.
SECURITY
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC
TRUST: This is a Public Trust position that requires a background
investigation. Appointment to the position is subject to the applicant or
appointee successfully completing essential security investigation forms, the
applicant or appointee cooperating with the investigator, the completion of
the investigation, and the favorable adjudication of the investigation.
Failure to satisfactorily complete any aspect of this process is grounds for
immediate termination. Applicants for this position may be required to submit
to a urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
OTHER
INFORMATION
If
claiming 5 point veterans' preference, a DD-214 reflecting character of
discharge must be submitted. If claiming 10 point veterans' preference, both
a DD-214 and SF-15 must be submitted along with the required documentation
listed on the SF-15.
Your
Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order
9397 to uniquely identify your records from those of other applicants' who
may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your SSN
is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and
other who may know you.
HOW AND WHERE TO
APPLY
Applicants
can apply for this position by submitting a resume, the Optional Application
for Federal Employment (OF-612) OR any other written format. The
resume or application must contain:
- The Employment
Opportunity number, title and grade of the job for which applying
(indicate the lowest grade level that you will accept if applying for a
position advertised at multiple grade levels);
- Full name, mailing
address, day and evening phone numbers, social security number, country
of citizenship, branch and date of military service, if applicable;
- High school name and
location, date of diploma or highest grade completed, college name and
location, majors, type and year of any degrees received;
- Work experience for at
least ten years that includes job titles, duties and accomplishments,
employer`s name and address, supervisor`s name and phone number,
starting and ending dates, hours per week and salary; and to include all
periods of unemployment during the ten year time frame.
- List of other
qualifications such as job related training courses, job related skills,
job related certificates and job related honors, awards and special
accomplishments.
THERE
ARE SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH YOU MAY APPLY FOR THESE POSITIONS:
Mail
- Use of a postage paid Federal Government agency envelope to mail your
application or resume is not allowed and will not be considered. Complete
application packages must be received in the office by the closing date of
the announcement to receive consideration. All forms should be sent to:
FEMA Human Resources Division
Building 729, P.O. Box 129
Berryville, VA 22611
Attn: Vickie Hartless
Phone: 1-800-879-6076
E-Mail - FEMA-HIRE-ME@dhs.gov.
Complete email packages must be received by the closing date of the
announcement. Please list the job opportunity announcement number in the
subject line.
Fax to Vickie Hartless at 540-535-0627. Complete faxed packages must
be received by the closing date of the announcement.
To obtain additional information about employment opportunities, visit our
WEB site at www.dhs.gov, or call our
Employment Opportunities Hotline on 800-879-6076. Applicants needing TDD/TTY
assistance should call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
If
you are sending your application via Email, please DO NOT use .zip or
other compressed file formats. Preferred file formats include .doc, .txt,
.pdf.
Please
be sure to include the following information in your application (incomplete
applications may not be considered for the position).
Job Information:
- Announcement number and position title and grade(s) for which you are
applying
Personal Information:
- Full name, mailing address, day and evening phone numbers
- Last four digits of your Social Security Number
- Country of citizenship (must be U.S. citizen to be eligible)
-Veterans Preference, if applicable. Attach latest report of Separation
from Active Duty (DD-214) to establish honorable discharge from military
service. Attach SF-15 & required proof (i.e., an official statement,
dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch
of the Armed Forces) if you are claiming a 10-point veterans preference. If
appropriate documentation is not received by the closing date, preference
will not be granted.
-Applicants who are on active military duty: Applicants who are on
active military duty will not have a DD Form 214 at the time of application.
Prior to appointment, we will verify:
o Your eligibility for veterans preference, and
o That your military service was honorable.
- Special appointment eligibility (e.g., 30% compensable disability,
handicap, Peace Corps, etc.). Attach supporting documentation.
- If you are or were a Federal government employee, please attach your latest
SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), indicating the highest Federal civilian
grade held and dates and attach a copy of your latest performance appraisal.
Education:
- Colleges and Universities: Name, city, state, major(s), type of degree and
year received (or total semester/quarter hours earned)
- Other educational programs, if relevant. Show dates and total hours of
program.
Job-Related Work Experience:
- Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
- Name and address of employer, supervisor’s name, and supervisor’s telephone
number (please indicate if you do not want us to contact your current
supervisor)
- Starting and Ending dates (month and year)
- Hours worked per week
- Annual salary
- Duties and accomplishments
- Please document at least the past 10 years of experience.
Other Job-Related Qualifications:
- Relevant skills (e.g. foreign languages, computer software/hardware)
- Relevant training courses
- Relevant current certificates and licenses
- Relevant honors, awards, etc. (e.g., memberships in professional and honor
societies, publications, leadership activities, performance awards). Give
dates, but do not send documents.
If applying as an ICTAP eligible, submit a copy of the Reduction in Force
(RIF) or separation notice and a copy of the last performance appraisal.
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS COMMITTED TO
EMPLOYING A HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
NATION. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race,
color, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, disability, sexual
orientation, and any other non-merit factor.
The Federal Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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