Summary

This position is located in the Office of Safety and Occupational Health within Business Operations, Washington Office, USDA Forest Service. The incumbent serves as the national manager for emergency management services for the agency. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Monte Ulmer at Monte.Ulmer@usda.gov.

Duties

['Serves as the National Emergency Management Program Manager, providing guidance, direction, policy and advice to agency personnel.', 'Provides leadership and direction to team members in the development and achievement of new concepts and capabilities, especially as they relate emergency management.', 'Assists field units in the development and practice of natural disaster preparedness planning, training, and response.', 'Establishes mechanisms to evaluate effectiveness of service and ensures consistency with Forest Service policy.', 'Develops and implements long-range objectives and requirements of emergency management for the agency.']

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. This is a drug testing designated position. You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Appointment is based on a negative result. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify. Must possess or be able to obtain a Confidential, Secret, or Top-Secret security clearance. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-14 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as 3 or more of the following: Planning and/or directing the administrative and functional aspects of a National Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations Program (COOP). Developing and implementing action plans through the full operational phase during incidents and emergency situations nationwide. Developing and/or interpreting guidelines, broad policies, regulations, and directives. Promoted a positive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Other information

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Forest Service daycare facilities may be available. Government Housing may be available. The positions will be located at a Forest Service office, except Atlanta, Georgia; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Washington, DC; and Portland, Oregon. Final determination of the duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer. Salary wage as shown is for Rest of the U.S. Final salary will be determined at the time of selection dependent on the duty location. For more information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management, Salary and Wages web page. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.