Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) (DIBD)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Raleigh (NC)

Remote

USD 111,000 - 144,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care 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

Job summary

The Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) (DIBD) at FEMA leads the Public Assistance Program staff, overseeing work assignments, document review, and coordination with field offices. This CORE, full-time position requires guiding workloads, priorities, and reporting while supervising staff responsible for collecting and validating Applicant documentation for grants.

Travel may be extensive during emergencies; the job is telework eligible and comes with DHS benefits, a

Qualifications

Experience managing Public Assistance Programs.
Experience supervising staff and coordinating workload.
Strong coordination with field and Consolidated Resource Center offices.
Ability to identify missing information and escalate when needed.

Responsibilities

Supervise Public Assistance program staff collecting, organizing, and reviewing Applicant submissions for grants.
Review and validate Applicant submissions for Public Assistance grants.
Identify missing information and coordinate with counterparts to resolve.
Address potential eligibility issues in coordination with leadership.

Skills

Public Assistance

Staff supervision

Workload coordination

Reporting

Job description

Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) (DIBD)

Department: Department of Homeland Security

The ideal candidate will have experience managing Public Assistance Programs and coordinating staff workloads, priorities and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) (DIBD) position, you will act as Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist overseeing the Public Assistance Program staff. Typical assignments include: Supervising staff responsible for collecting, organizing, and reviewing Applicant-submitted documentation in support of Public Assistance grants.

Supervising staff responsible for reviewing and validating Applicant-submitted documentation in support of Public Assistance grants. Identifying missing information and coordinating with counterparts to resolve. Identifying potential eligibility issues and addressing those issues in coordination with leadership in field and Consolidated Resource Center offices. 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. This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters.

Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

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 offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including

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
and paid federal holidays

Other benefits may include

flexible work schedules
tuition reimbursement
transportation subsidies
uniform allowance
health and wellness programs
and fitness centers

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." 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 $111147 – $144493/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.