Emergency Management Specialist

US Federal Emergency Management Agency; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency in Cambridge, MA seeks a qualified candidate to support the National Preparedness Division. The role emphasizes organizing, analyzing, and communicating across teams to deliver measurable program outcomes.

You will develop strategies and coordinate with stakeholders to advance preparedness activities and reporting. Required qualifications include a minimum year of specialized experience or education substitutions (Master's/Ph.D./LL.B./J.D.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at a comparable scope and responsibility.
• Education may substitute for experience as described (Master's degree, Ph.D., or equivalent).
• Federal experience/positions including grade level and dates should be listed in resume.

Responsibilities

• Educating and engaging with stakeholders.
• Presenting at meetings.
• Developing strategies for building stakeholder-based programs.
• Compiling, interpreting and analyzing workload data from various sources.
• Developing emergency management policies or plans.
• Preparing reports and briefings identifying emergency preparedness practices for stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Public speaking

Strategic program development

Education

Master's degree in a related field

LL.B./J.D. in related field

Ph.D. in related field

Job description

This position is located in the National Preparedness Division, Preparedness and Analysis Branch, Cambridge, Massachusetts.The ideal candidate for this position will have strong organizational, analytical and communication skills. The must have the ability to work with a variety of teams and able to build results driven products that show metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-09:

• Educating and engaging with stakeholders;
• Presenting at meetings; AND
• Developing strategies for building stakeholder-based programs.

OR Education Substitution: Have successfully completed 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Master's degree in a related field.

OR LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR Have a combination or both Specialized experience and education as listed above.

GS-11:

• Compiling, interpreting and or analyzing workload date from a variety of sources;
• Developing a variety of emergency management policies or plans; AND
• Preparing reports and briefings which identify emergency preparedness practices to stakeholders.

OR Education Substitution: Have successfully completed 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree in a related field.

OR LL.B., if related.

OR Have a combination or both Specialized experience and education as listed above.

GS-12:

• Leading and facilitating working groups or initiatives to enhance disaster readiness and/or preparedness initiatives; AND
• Conducting analyses of emergency planning and preparedness activities and ensures execution is accomplished in accordance with regulations, policies, and procedures.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

• Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
• Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

• Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level.
• Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
• Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."
• 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

• For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards