Logistics Management Specialist

US Federal Emergency Management Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

US Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking a candidate with comprehensive knowledge of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to support national level disaster operations coordinated by FEMA and partners.

The role involves providing operational support when deployed, contributing to readiness through evaluations, and assisting with training and exercise development for Stafford US&R program concepts and procedures.

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government.
• Experience in national level disaster operations coordinated by FEMA.
• Experience engaging in trainings and exercise development.

Responsibilities

• Respond to national level disaster operations in coordination with FEMA and partners.
• Develop and conduct training exercises and exercise development.
• Support readiness evaluations and program readiness activities.
• Provide logistical support to the Stafford US&R program and deployments.

Skills

Disaster response

Training exercises

Readiness evaluation

Deployment logistics

Job description

The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System responding to national level disaster operations coordinated by FEMA and its partners during Stafford US&R program concepts, principles and procedures. The candidate should be able to provide operational support while deployed, support readiness through self, admin, and operational evaluations, conduct training and exercise development and Provide Logistical support to the program. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:

• Responding to national level disaster operations coordinated by FEMA and its partners during Stafford-Act incident responses by applying National System policies and procedures
• Engaging in training exercises; and
• Supporting the readiness evaluation program; and
• Utilizing equipment and resources essential to National System operations, and/or participating in operational deployments.

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.