This position is located in Region 5. The ideal candidate for this position will have strong skills in technical writing, written/oral communication, open-source intelligence, data literacy/data analytics, data visualization, intelligence analysis, and team leadership.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as an Emergency Management Specialist (Response). Typical assignments include: Monitoring warnings, alerts, and notifications using a wide variety of communication systems. Collecting and distributing incident information to develop a National Common Operating Picture. Conducting ongoing analysis to determine impacts and providing recommendations on appropriate actions.
Providing and maintaining 24-hour regional situational awareness for classified and unclassified all-hazard incidents by producing regional level reports to leadership and applicable partners. Preparing and distributing daily reports as required by regional senior leadership. 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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terah.clowser@fema.dhs.gov · 202-394-0564
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $100059 – $130080/yr.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-23.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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