Emergency Management Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), OAS, Security and Safety Division. The Security and Safety Division establishes and implements a variety of security and safety programs serving USPTO and its employees. The incumbent prepares for and carries out or coordinate emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters that affect USPTO employees, facilities, and the surrounding community.

Duties

• The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year. This position is perfect for you if: You enjoy analyzing requirements to determine updates needed to maintain viability of the USPTO Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan, to meet or exceed current industry standards and comply with Executive Orders, Presidential and National Security Directives. You are excited to develop and implement agency-wide emergency management performance measures and conducts analyses of the results to develop better methods and policies while continuously observing work practices You excel at developing and maintaining knowledge of the most current emergency management laws, Executive Orders, and regulations such as current Federal Continuity Directives, Federal Mission Resilience Strategy, Federal Management Regulation for Occupant Emergency Programs (41 FMR 102-74) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). You are energized about providing advice, guidance, and recommendations to USPTO senior staff members regarding agencywide emergency management matters and issues and site-specific implementation of these programs. You feel at home continually monitors global, national, state, and local events, incidents, and/or threats daily including terrorist, weather, and public health emergencies to ensure up-to-date awareness of situations likely to affect USPTO directly, the local community, or the country at large. You are driven to implement agency occupant emergency program (OEP) operations designed to address a wide range of emergencies, including fire, hazardous materials incidents, severe weather emergencies, medical emergencies, and shelter-in-place. events.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Emergency Management Series 0089. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the Federal service: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-12. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in managing and developing detailed agency-wide Occupancy Emergency Program (OEP) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans; Experience in developing training materials and providing educational programs for designated COOP, pandemic and OEP (such as printed material, articles, PowerPoint, classroom and computer-based training); Experience in operating a variety of equipment to include safety equipment and various emergency notification and reporting systems; and Experience in analyzing monitoring and evaluating legislation affecting emergency preparedness activities (such as standards, laws, regulations, Executive Orders, Presidential and/or National Security Directives) to ensure emergency plans are current. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 2 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.