Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist

3 weeks ago

Chicago, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

The OEM is a national program with staff strategically located across the nation and is responsible for facilitating the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Emergency Management (EM) response and recovery efforts ensuring uninterrupted services to patients. Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following:
Provides technical and administrative supervision to a unit of EMS that performs work involved with coordinating with external entities to plan for, prevent, protect from, and respond to crises, disasters, other humanitarian emergencies, hazards, or natural and man-made/technological (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high-yield explosives).
Oversees the daily operations, ensures that policies and priorities are being followed.
Develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinates. Gives advice, counsel, and instructions to employees. Approves leave schedules assuring adequate coverage for peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time.
Interviews candidates for EM positions, recommends appointments, promotions, reassignments; identifies and provides for training needs.
Prepares, submits, and defends budget and business case plans to support annual operating plans. Monitors expenditures and maintains oversight and accountability of budgeting utilizing appropriated funding; reviews and makes recommendations for EM performance improvement funding in support of program improvement planning.
Approves travel of subordinates, assures compliance with regulations and policies.
Carries out and ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies.
Provides oversight of work that involves the coordination of emergency response and preparedness training, exercises, and assistance to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Leads in the development of goals and objectives; develops, researches, interprets, analyzes, implements, and applies a variety of guidelines that impact planning and day-to-day EM operations and associated EM activities and functions (e.g., Homeland Security Presidential Directives, National Response Frameworks, National Incident Management System, agency-specific guidelines and regulations).
Manages and coordinates emergency preparedness activities, identifies and assesses risks, estimates level of capabilities to address risks, builds or sustains required levels of capability, develops and implements plan to deliver those capabilities, validates and monitors progress, and reviews and updates efforts to promote continuous improvement.
Provides senior technical expertise and advisory services to high-ranking and professional staff, other stakeholders on the complex and far-reaching threats and hazards. Provides technical guidance and managerial direction relative to short- and long-range EM planning efforts.
Supervises the development of comprehensive, systematic, and strategic approaches to issues and designs enterprise-wide solutions.
Performs other duties as necessary.

Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm




Telework:
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.




Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized


Critical Skills Incentive (CSI)
: Not Approved

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