Program Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Personal leave days

Federal holidays

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Transportation subsidies

Uniform allowance

Health and wellness programs

Fitness centers

Disabled veteran leave

Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency, within the Department of Homeland Security, is seeking a Program Specialist in Washington, DC. The role focuses on managing FEMA's open and closed non-disaster preparedness grants, from program development to closeout.

Ideal candidates will lead grants and project management teams, use automated systems and databases to provide reports and presentations to senior leadership, and support FEMA's emergency management mission with strong analytical and

Qualifications

• Experienced in leading grants and project management teams.
• Ability to use automated software systems and databases for reports and presentations to senior leadership.
• Strong supervisory and analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Providing expertise and supervision in the programmatic management of FEMA's open and closed non-disaster preparedness grants suite, from program development to closeout.
• Serving as a subject matter expert for grant programs and guiding staff up to FEMA and DHS leadership levels.

Skills

Grants management

Project leadership

Data reporting

Job description

• Department: Department of Homeland Security


• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The ideal candidate for this position will be experienced in leading grants and project management teams, as well as utilizing automated software systems and databases to provide reports, presentations and recommendations to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will as a Program Specialist within the Resilience, Grant Programs Directorate, Preparedness Division. Typical assignments include: Providing expertise and supervision in the programmatic management of FEMA's open and closed non-disaster preparedness grants suite, from program development to closeout.

Serving as a subject matter expert for the grant programs assigned to the Branch by providing guidance and recommendations to those supervised and up through the FEMA and DHS leadership chains. Representing the Branch at meetings with internal and external stakeholders. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.

Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.

Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

Requirements & Education

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the \"requirements\" section of this announcement.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select \"Benefits\".

• health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance


• retirement plan


• Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]


• Flexible Spending Account


• Employee Assistance Program


• personal leave days


• paid federal holidays


• flexible work schedules


• tuition reimbursement


• transportation subsidies


• uniform allowance


• health and wellness programs


• fitness centers


• Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-14.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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