Summary

This position is located in the Office of Safety and Occupational Health within Business Operations, Washington Office, USDA Forest Service. This position serves as part of the national emergency management function for the agency, and the direct representative of the Director, Office of Safety and Occupational Health (OSOH) during emergency incidents and while deployed. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Monte Ulmer at Monte.Ulmer@usda.gov.

Duties

['Acts as the Forest Service Assistant National Emergency Manager/Continuity of Operations (COOP) Coordinator.', 'Providing guidance, direction, policy and advice to agency personnel and leaders related to an enterprise emergency management program.', 'Supports all levels of the agency related to planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation from natural and man-made hazards.', 'Responsible for development of emergency management related products to include planning templates, exercise materials, job aids, incident action plans, information products, and project documentation.', 'Collaborates with incident management teams for large scale incidents related to wildland fire operations, all-risk / all-hazard operations, and during Emergency Support Function (ESF) 4 Firefighting operations.', 'Collaborates in conjunction with Law Enforcement and Investigations (LEI) and with LEI organizations for large scale public emergency and/or public safety incidents, including support for ESF 13 (Public Safety and Security) operations.', 'Assists field units in the development and practice of natural and man-made disaster preparedness, planning, training, exercises, response, recovery, and mitigation.', 'Works with appropriate officials to implement financial controls and to coordinate and monitor program and administrative activities, including contract support work related to emergency operations, planning, preparedness, and response.', 'Develops and implements long-range objectives and requirements of emergency management for the agency and schedules/manages provided support both on disasters and in task/project planning.', 'Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures and other related doctrine developed by USDA and the USFS. Represents the Forest Service, as part of a team, at high-level committees and meetings regarding the coordination of incident response.']

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. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify. This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice. 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-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Providing guidance, direction, policy and advice to personnel and leaders related to an emergency management program; Designing and implementing a continuous program of professional development, preparedness actions, planning, training, and exercises to ensure personal and unit readiness to respond to and recover from incidents; Developing emergency management related products to include planning templates, exercise materials, job aids, incident action plans, information products, and project documentation; Applying a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of emergency management program effectiveness and continuity planning. 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. 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. 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 bargaining unit position represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees, IAMAW. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. 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.