Supervisory Program Specialist (Human Capital)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Oakland (CA)

Hybrid

USD 157,000 - 197,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency in Oakland, CA is seeking a Supervisory Program Specialist (Human Capital) to lead the Employee Services Branch and provide strategic human capital advisory services. The role focuses on recruitment, staffing, position management, and workforce planning to support disaster operations.

The position requires expertise in HR processes, employee relations, and data-driven workforce analysis to guide senior leadership decisions. Telework eligibility is available.

Qualifications

Experience leading a human capital or employee services team in a fast-paced organization.
Expertise in recruitment and placement, position management, personnel actions, and performance management.
Experience with employee and labor relations support and workforce planning.
Oversee staffing solutions for disaster operations.

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise the Employee Services Branch, setting priorities and coaching staff.
Provide human capital advisory services to regional leaders on recruitment, staffing, personnel actions, performance management, and labor relations.
Oversee recruitment, placement, and workforce planning activities, advising management on workforce needs.
Support disaster workforce readiness and incident staffing operations, coordinating staffing for disaster operations and incident workforce initiatives.
Analyze workforce data, prepare briefings and reports, and advise senior leadership on process improvements and workforce risks.

Skills

Leadership

Human capital

Recruitment & placement

Position management

Personnel actions

Performance management

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Staffing for disaster ops

Job description

Supervisory Program Specialist (Human Capital)

Department: Department of Homeland Security

The ideal candidate has experience leading a human capital or employee services team in a fast-paced organization, with demonstrated expertise in recruitment and placement, position management, personnel actions, performance management, employee and labor relations support, workforce planning, and oversee staffing solutions for disaster operations.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will transition and facilitate personnel processes to be customer oriented and center on contributions that it can add to the long-term accomplishments of the agency's mission.

Typical assignments include: Leading and supervising the Employee Services Branch, including assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring deliverables, reviewing work products, evaluating performance, coaching staff, and addressing employee performance or conduct matters.

Providing human capital advisory services to regional leaders, managers, supervisors, and employees on recruitment, staffing, position management, personnel actions, performance management, employee and labor relations coordination, benefits, workers' compensation, and employee development.

Overseeing recruitment, placement, and workforce planning activities, including developing staffing strategies, reviewing personnel action needs, supporting organizational changes, monitoring vacancies, and advising management on current and future workforce requirements.

Supporting disaster workforce readiness and incident staffing operations, including coordinating staffing support for disaster operations, supporting FEMA Qualification System and incident workforce initiatives, and ensuring the Region has personnel capacity to meet emergency response requirements.

Analyzing workforce data and prepares briefings, reports, and recommendations, including tracking staffing trends, identifying program issues, interpreting HR policies and guidance, and advising senior leadership on process improvements and workforce risks. 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 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 $157236 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

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