Total 456 job vacancies by Federal Emergency Management Agency

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will serve as a Financial Management Specialist. Typical assignments include: 

• Assisting senior level staff in the development, explanation, and resolution of problem areas for reporting and data analysis issues related to the oversight of assigned programs/appropriated funds.
• Participating in the special studies and investigations and identifies corrective actions that may ensure the accurate reporting of financial data.
• Preparing reports containing financial information.
• Assisting in developing presentations for a wide variety of internal and external audiences.
• Developing and disseminating recurring and ad hoc reports.
• Working on special projects and performs other duties as assigned in support of the Office’s mission.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will provide expert technical and analytical budgetary expertise across the Agency on a variety of issues related to the implementation and administration of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system throughout FEMA. Typical assignments include: 

• Formulating and maintaining the Agency's five-year budget control numbers as the programming scorekeeper.
  Maintaining awareness of those budget numbers throughout the various stages of the budget process and keeps the Agency aware of any changes and the impacts to the Agency's current and future budgets.
• Preparing and reviewing various budgetary reports on a recurring basis, including identification and remediation of inaccuracies and inconsistencies.
• Leading budget briefings across the Agency to ensure programs and budget analysts have a consistent and accurate understanding of the budget numbers.
• Performing a broad range of historical budgetary studies resulting in products that support key leadership decisions in the PPBE process.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will provide expert technical and analytical budgetary expertise across the Agency on a variety of issues related to the implementation and administration of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system throughout FEMA. Typical assignments include: 

• Formulating and maintaining the Agency's five-year budget control numbers as the programming scorekeeper.
  Maintaining awareness of those budget numbers throughout the various stages of the budget process and keeps the Agency aware of any changes and the impacts to the Agency's current and future budgets.
• Preparing and reviewing various budgetary reports on a recurring basis, including identification and remediation of inaccuracies and inconsistencies.
• Leading budget briefings across the Agency to ensure programs and budget analysts have a consistent and accurate understanding of the budget numbers.
• Performing a broad range of historical budgetary studies resulting in products that support key leadership decisions in the PPBE process.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist leading a division comprised of highly skilled and certified Grants Management Specialists with programmatic and financial oversight responsibilities.  Typical assignments include:

• Directing, coordinating and overseeing work by developing division priorities, goals, objectives, and regional work plans.
• Serving as an expert and advisor to the Regional Administrator and Deputy Regional Administrator on routine, as well as complex grants management issues, including audit resolution. 
• Exercising significant responsibility in dealing with officials from other divisions and agencies. 
• Providing strategic input on the development of Agency-wide grants management policies, practices, and initiatives. 
• Making significant impacts in the development and sustainment of the core capabilities of State, Local, Tribal and other eligible recipients, increasing their capacity and readiness to prepare for, respond to, to recover from, and mitigate all hazards disaster events. 
• Managing a multi-billion dollar and highly complex grants portfolio. 
• Representing the Region and Agency as a "Stewart of the public trust" regarding accountability of and oversight of federal funds, administrative and audit processes.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high-performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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.

In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist leading a division comprised of highly skilled and certified Grants Management Specialist with programmatic and financial oversight responsibilities.  Typical assignments include: 

• Directing, coordinating and overseeing work by developing division priorities, goals, objectives, and regional work plans. 
• Serving as an expert and advisor to the Regional Administrator and Deputy Regional Administrator on routine, as well as complex grants management issues, including audit resolution. 
• Exercising significant responsibility in dealing with officials from other divisions and agencies.
• Providing strategic input on the development of Agency-wide grants management policies, practices, and initiatives. 
• Making significant impacts in the development and sustainment of the core capabilities of State, Local, Tribal and other eligible recipients, increasing their capacity and readiness to prepare for, respond to, to recover from, and mitigate all hazards disaster events.
• Managing a multi-billion dollar and highly complex grants portfolio. 
• Representing the Region and Agency as a "Stewart of the public trust" regarding accountability of and oversight of federal funds, administrative and audit processes.  
• Providing technical assistance, training and mentorship as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the federal grants' enterprise to recipients, subrecipients and other internal and external Stakeholders.  

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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.

In this position, you will provide supervisory oversight to a staff of a specialists who support hazard mitigation assistance, grants, engineering, mapping, floodplain management and insurance, and mitigation planning efforts through hands-on technical assistance that aims to enhance community understanding.  Typical assignments include: 

• Supporting the Division's organizational growth and restructuring, focusing on recruitment and retention, supporting inter-divisional partnerships and initiatives. 
• Delivering mitigation programs with an equity and climate resilience lens; increase equity access to mitigation grants; and advance long-term climate resiliency.
• Strengthening customer service and mitigation program support to States, Locals, and Tribes. 
• Supporting Disaster Operations, focusing on strategic long-term mitigation and resiliency initiatives in the post-disaster environment.
• Directing subordinate staff to promote interest in and encourage supportive participation by all stakeholders in FEMA’s mitigation efforts at the community level, including disaster and non-disaster grant programs and the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Implementing programs to engage all stakeholders in reducing the frequency, severity, and cost of disasters, injuries, fatalities and impact on critical infrastructure and the environment.
• Assuring effective coordination of assigned responsibilities in the synchronization of innovations that encourage and foster a multi-hazard, community-based approach of mitigation activities at the Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations and private sector levels.
• Performing as a spokesperson at nation-wide conferences, meetings, committees and working groups regarding mitigation programs.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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.

In this position, you will provide supervisory oversight to a staff of a specialists who support hazard mitigation assistance, grants, engineering, mapping, floodplain management and insurance, and mitigation planning efforts through hands-on technical assistance that aims to enhance community understanding.  Typical assignments include: 

• Supporting the Division's organizational growth and restructuring, focusing on recruitment and retention, supporting inter-divisional partnerships and initiatives. 
• Delivering mitigation programs with an equity and climate resilience lens; increase equity access to mitigation grants; and advance long-term climate resiliency.
• Strengthening customer service and mitigation program support to States, Locals, and Tribes. 
• Supporting Disaster Operations, focusing on strategic long-term mitigation and resiliency initiatives in the post-disaster environment.
• Directing subordinate staff to promote interest in and encourage supportive participation by all stakeholders in FEMA’s mitigation efforts at the community level, including disaster and non-disaster grant programs and the National Flood Insurance Program.
• Implementing programs to engage all stakeholders in reducing the frequency, severity, and cost of disasters, injuries, fatalities and impact on critical infrastructure and the environment.
• Assuring effective coordination of assigned responsibilities in the synchronization of innovations that encourage and foster a multi-hazard, community-based approach of mitigation activities at the Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations and private sector levels.
• Performing as a spokesperson at nation-wide conferences, meetings, committees and working groups regarding mitigation programs.

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will, you will provide executive oversight for regional staff that performs work involved in managing and coordinating with other entities the recovery from intentional and/or unintentional crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) incidents. Typical assignments include:

• Ensuring the region's recovery guidance and policies are in place to ensure support is provided to individuals and communities affected by disasters in their efforts to recover and are in accordance with program requirements which helps states, local communities and certain nonprofit groups restore and rebuild public systems and facilities, as well as debris removal and emergency protective measures; emergency and disaster declaration processing; and the National Disaster Recovery Framework.
• Serving as a principal advisor to the Regional Administrator (RA) and the Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA) on recovery issues.
• Interacting with State Emergency Management Directors and their senior staffs.  Providing updates to senior-level managers on policy and procedure changes, feedback on operational issues and status of declaration requests. 
• Providing technical and administrative supervision to regional staff that is engaged in assisting individuals and/or communities by providing disaster support and delivering disaster assistance. 
• Exercising overall responsibility for ensuring regional recovery operations is executed in accordance with headquarters guidance and that they follow emergency management-related directives, regulations, policies, laws, standards and guidance in order to provide survivor centric assistance. Directing emergency recovery operations, and ensuring functional responsibilities are executed within the Stafford Act, as amended, and PPD-8, which results in the delivery of effective recovery support services to disaster-impacted Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
• Exercising responsibility for final assessment of regional resources and collaborating with headquarters staff to ensure regional staffing requirements are sufficiently flexible to enable disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov. 

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will provide executive oversight for a regional staff that performs work involved in managing and coordinating with other entities the recovery from intentional and/or unintentional crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives) incidents.  Typical assignments include:

• Ensuring that the region’s recovery guidance and policies are in place to ensure support is provided to individuals and communities affected by disasters in their efforts to recover and are in accordance with program requirements, which helps states, local communities and certain nonprofit groups restore and rebuild public systems and facilities, as well as with debris removal and emergency protective measures; emergency and disaster declaration processing; and the National Disaster Recovery Framework.
• Serving as a principal advisor to the Regional Administrator (RA) and the Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA) on recovery issues.
• Interacting with State emergency management directors and their senior staffs. Providing updates to senior-level managers on policy and procedure changes, feedback on operational issues and status of declaration requests.
• Providing technical and administrative supervision to a regional staff that is engaged in assisting individuals and/or communities by providing disaster support and delivering disaster assistance.
• Exercising overall responsibility for ensuring regional recovery operations are executed in accordance with headquarters guidance and that they follow emergency management-related directives, regulations, policies, laws, standards and guidance in order to provide survivor centric assistance. Directing emergency recovery operations, and ensures functional responsibilities are executed within the Stafford Act, as amended, and PPD-8, which results in the delivery of effective recovery support services to disaster-impacted Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. Exercising responsibility for final assessment of regional resources and collaborates with headquarters staff to ensure regional staffing requirements are sufficiently flexible to enable disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.   

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will apply program management skills such as the ability to develop schedules, assign and juggle workloads of staff members; and create standard operating procedures and other program doctrine. Typical assignments include: 

• Participating in the development of deliberate and crisis action strategic, operational, and tactical plans during both steady-state operations and when deployed.
• Gathering, updating, and applying situation information relevant to the incident to support development of situational awareness products.
• Providing an assessment of the situation and operational response.
• Maintaining the information and knowledge management processes and procedures.

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will apply program management skills such as the ability to develop schedules, assign and juggle workloads of staff members; and create standard operating procedures and other program doctrine. Typical assignments include: 

• Participating in the development of deliberate and crisis action strategic, operational, and tactical plans during both steady-state operations and when deployed.
• Gathering, updating, and applying situation information relevant to the incident to support development of situational awareness products.
• Providing an assessment of the situation and operational response.
• Maintaining the information and knowledge management processes and procedures

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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.

This position is being hired in compliance with the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to staff the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Claims Office within FEMA. In this position, you will serve as an analyst and advisor to management on the evaluation of agency programs and resulting effectiveness issues. This position is primarily concerned with a wide variety of assignments that deal with planning, analyzing and/or evaluating the effectiveness of operating programs and providing advice to management concerning conventional program review issues. Typical assignments include:

• Analyzing research data elements by subject matter and conducting research to prepare unique reports and to report findings to management.
• Applying fact-finding and incident investigative techniques; oral and written communications; and development of safety presentations and reports.
• Overseeing internal safety program projects, determining applicability, and coordinating with program staff to implement new policies and procedures.

Promotion Potential: Positions hired in compliance with the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act generally do not have documented promotion potential; however, dependent on an employee’s ability to perform higher level duties, the continuing need for an employee to perform work associated with a higher-level position, and administrative recommendation and approval, promotions may be earned.

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will serve as a public affairs digital communications specialist. Typical duties include:

• Coordinating with External Affair counterparts to develop and post content on FEMA social media accounts and fema.gov disaster webpages
• Identifying and elevating emerging issues and social media inquiries

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. Appointments to CORE positions are typically between two years and four years in duration and may be renewed based upon workload needs and funding availability.  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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will serve as a Regional Disability Integration Specialist to support the Regional Disability Integration Advisor to review regional programs and procedures, so FEMA programs reach all individuals. disabilities and those with access and functional needs during disasters and catastrophic events. Typical assignments include:

• Participating in workgroups,conducting briefings and delivering presentations on various topics related to inclusive emergency management to educate communities on best practices, methods and policies
• Researching and utilizing disability demographics across the state to identify resources
• Providing guidance and interpreting regulations and policies such as the Disability Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation act and other disability laws

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. Appointments to CORE positions are typically between two years and four years in duration and may be renewed based upon workload needs and funding availability.  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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.    

What will I do in this position if hired? 

In this position, you will serve as a Program Specialist for Region Ten, Mission Support Division, Administrative Services Branch. Typical assignments include:

• Designing and delivering briefings and presentations to the workforce on HR subjects.
• Serving as a Liaison between management and the OCHCO Human Resources Specialists, coordinating all aspects of regional recruitments and personnel actions.
• Monitoring and tracking all ongoing and projected actions and continuously updating the staff.
• Gathering data and preparing reports to support recruitment and personnel action tracking.
• Discussing potential issues with staff and recommending courses of action.
• Analyzing mission, management objectives, and organizational goals - projecting personnel needs and potential issues.
• Reviewing new and modified Human Resources policies, procedures, and requirements and briefs senior management on significant changes.
• Serving as the primary liaison between management and the OCHCO for all position management and classification actions.

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. Appointments to CORE positions are typically between two years and four years in duration and may be renewed based upon workload needs and funding availability.  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.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation.  At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA’s ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.