In this position you will work as a member of the Region Eight Office, Response Division team. The ideal candidate has emergency management experience administering and coordinating emergency management response operations and planning and integrating federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector disaster programs.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a senior emergency management professional. Typical assignments include: Coordinating the development, issuance, implementation, and tracking of FEMA Mission Assignments that provide critical resources and capabilities during disaster operations.
Coordinating across FEMA Headquarters, the Region, states and territories, Other Federal Agencies (OFAs), project managers, and disaster field leadership to translate operational resource needs into timely and executable Mission Assignments.
Providing senior-level technical advice on statements of work, cost estimates, funding requirements, resource requests, and Mission Assignment processes while ensuring actions align with FEMA policy, the Stafford Act, and applicable emergency management authorities.
Leading Mission Assignment activities during steady-state planning, exercises, and deployed disaster operations, including potential deployment with a National IMAT on short notice to support complex incidents nationwide or outside the continental United States. Leading and develop personnel, provide briefings and technical instruction, maintain operational readiness, and support regional and national catastrophic planning and response initiatives.
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.
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.
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sherry.cook@fema.dhs.gov · 771-202-0559
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $118675 – $154280/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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