FEMA Job Openings – Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist

Job Description:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS. When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. 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. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.

Job Responsibilities:

• Overseeing staff who perform substantive mission-oriented work in the region and serving as a senior level advisor to regional recovery staff and leadership concerning policy issues dealing with assisting individuals and/or communities by providing disaster support and delivering disaster assistance resulting from intentional and/or unintentional crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) incidents.
• Applying expert-level emergency management knowledge and skill to a broad range of recovery issues, many of which are complex, controversial, and precedent setting.
• Addressing a broad range of issues concerning the regional application of the agency’s enabling statutes, writing and reviewing regulations and guidance documents; drafting and commenting on legislation and other emergency management policy documents.
  Identifying and tracking resolution of gaps and conflicts in multiple Federal planning requirements and assistance programs, as well as programs that support and build community capacity to manage the disaster recovery process.
• Developing and preparing regional emergency management plans and policies, procedures, and risk assessments to ensure the region’s capability to continue essential functions during all types of disasters, and are consistent with statutory and agency requirements.

Job Requirements:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration required.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
• Please review “Other Information” section for additional key requirements.

Job Details:

Company: FEMA

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Management

Job Location: Lake Charles, LA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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