Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader)

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader)
• Program context: Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) Planning Section (IMAT CORE)
• Appointment: 2-year temporary appointment (excepted service)

Description

Serve as a Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist and Planning Unit Leader for full-range IMAT Planning Section responsibilities for open and active disasters. Facilitate planning processes using project management principles, advise customers and program staff on planning requirements, and coordinate across stakeholders to develop planning products. When not deployed, participate in exercises and training and contribute to the development and documentation of plans that affect FEMA mission operations and programs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate IMAT Planning processes and apply project management principles to enable agency field program delivery
• Support and advise customers and program area staff on planning processes and requirements to enable program delivery
• Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate stakeholders with differing priorities using planning processes, principles, and frameworks
• Participate in national, regional, and state-level exercises and complete required training
• Provide input into the development, execution, and documentation of functions and plans affecting critical aspects of FEMA’s mission and operational responses

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Successfully pass and maintain a Moderate Risk background investigation
• Selective Service registration required (if applicable)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government travel card
• Travel required for emergency operations
• May be required to be on a 24-hour on-call work schedule during emergency response periods
• IT-3 qualification: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least IT-2 in the Federal government, including emergency management planning process support, analysis of planning policies/guidelines for disaster field operations, and stakeholder collaboration to develop planning products