Emergency Management Specialist

1 month ago


Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation) position, you will serve the Region 9 Planning & Implementing Branch.

Typical assignments include:

Providing tailored support to communities and tribal nations to enhance their capability and capacity to design holistic, equitable hazard mitigation solutions that advance resilient communities.
Coordinating with a range of subject matter experts, including community planners, grants specialists, and engineers to both identify local needs and support interdisciplinary delivery of community and tribal technical assistance to meet locally identified needs.
Assisting subject matter experts and the program lead in the delivery of assistance using project management principles to manage a large case load.
Analyzing community capability and capacity needs and targeting technical assistance to those areas of need.
Representing the FEMA Mitigation Division by speaking at public outreach events, attending partner meetings, and coordinating internally and externally on topics of cross-cutting interest.

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.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-Year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

This position has promotion potential to the IC-0028-12. Promotions are dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, successful performance review displaying at least one year of experience at the lower grade, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and management approval.

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.



  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this Emergency Management Specialist position, you will serve as an Emergency Management Specialist within the Response Division. Typical assignments include: Working with stakeholders to accomplish all the mission assignment close out functions Processing financial documents associated with issuing,...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation) position, you will serve the Region 9 Planning & Implementing Branch.Typical assignments include:Providing tailored support to communities and tribal nations to enhance their capability and capacity to design holistic, equitable hazard mitigation solutions that...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will serve as an Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation) in the Planning & Implementation Branch, Mitigation Division supporting the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Direct Technical Assistance (DTA).Typical assignments include:Providing tailored support to...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?When deployed:Facilitating the Planning processes and/or leverages project management principles to enable Agency field program delivery. Supporting and advising customers and program area staff on Planning processes and requirements to enable program delivery. Communicating, collaborating, and coordinating amongst...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will provide supervisory oversight and manage nationwide projects for FEMA. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective execution of all phases of assigned projects.Typical assignments include:Evaluating and advising the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) on the...


  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will provide supervisory oversight and manage nationwide projects for FEMA. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective execution of all phases of assigned projects. Typical assignments include: Evaluating and advising the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator...


  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? When deployed: Facilitating the Planning processes and/or leverages project management principles to enable Agency field program delivery. Supporting and advising customers and program area staff on Planning processes and requirements to enable program delivery. Communicating, collaborating, and...


  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    When deployed, Managing all operations directly applicable to the primary mission of supporting State and Local Government and ensuring the overall safety and welfare of all section personnel. Developing, activating and supervising the Operations Section's organizational elements in accordance with the Incident Action Plan and directing it...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist within External Affairs at the Region 9 office in Oakland, CA.Typical assignments include:Lead a full-spectrum team of specialists in areas such as strategy and planning, media relations, creative and digital services, governmental and...

  • Contract Specialist

    1 week ago


    Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a Contract Specialist. Typical assignments include: Reviewing acquisition packages for completeness from customers. provide guidance to customers in completing acquisition packages including: reviewing SOWs, IGCEs, market research, evaluation criteria, and Agency specific...


  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    In this Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist you will support emergency response and recovery operations as an Environmental & Historic Preservation Advisor (EHAD). What will I do in this position if hired? Completing environmental planning and historic preservation project reviews for compliance support to FEMA's programs and...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will serve on an Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) General Staff as the External Support Branch Director.When deployed, the incumbent provides logistical support to a variety of missions to include responder support camps, mass care and temporary housing operations, staging area...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    In this Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist you will support emergency response and recovery operations as an Environmental & Historic Preservation Advisor (EHAD).What will I do in this position if hired?Completing environmental planning and historic preservation project reviews for compliance support to FEMA's programs and operations. Leading a...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will serve as a Logistics Section Chief to provide oversight and coordination of Federal support for facilities, services, and materials to meet the emerging needs of a disaster.When deployed, the incumbent of this is responsible for providing facilities, services, and material in support of the...


  • Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? This position will support the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program in the Mitigation Division, FEMA Region 9. Typical assignments include: Serving as the Region 9 partnership coordinator for the BRIC program by building, maintaining, and growing strategic partnerships to...

  • Community Planner

    4 weeks ago


    Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this Community Planner position, you will serve as a Mitigation Planning Specialist within the Region 9 Mitigation Division. Typical assignments include: Helping communities impacted by disasters to mitigate against future disasters by providing technical advice and guidance on the recovery process, to...

  • Community Planner

    1 month ago


    Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this Community Planner position, you will serve as a Mitigation Planning Specialist within the Region 9 Mitigation Division.Typical assignments include:Helping communities impacted by disasters to mitigate against future disasters by providing technical advice and guidance on the recovery process, to include the...

  • Community Planner

    2 weeks ago


    Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a Community Planner in the Mitigation Division, Region 9, supporting communities as they are developing and implementing state, tribal, and local hazard mitigation plans. Typical assignments include: Reviewing state, tribal, and local hazard mitigation plans against...


  • Oakland, California, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired?In this position, you will serve as a Civil Engineer or Geographer in the FEMA Region 9 Risk Analysis Branch, within the Mitigation Division.Typical duties include:Supporting the flood map update component of FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) program under the National Flood Insurance Program...

  • Program Analyst

    1 month ago


    Oakland, United States Federal Emergency Management Agency Full time

    What will I do in this position if hired? In this Program Analyst position, you will create impactful visual data representations to enhance decision making. Typical assignments include: Designing intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for data visualization tools and dashboards, ensuring a seamless user experience. Conducting user research to...