EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (BUS CONTINUITY PLANNER) with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties Briefs and trains exercise participants on exercise rules, objectives and operations. Provides Site-level Business Continuity Planning to include employing all subject areas of the common body of knowledge of Business Continuity Planning, which includes creating, testing, and evaluating plans at all levels. Assists in the preparation and coordination of DFAS exercises to provide training in and testing of emergency/continuity plans, procedures, and programs during and following emergencies. Assists in program planning, assessment, coordination and advisory services for a wide variety of interrelated readiness issues/programs including identification of required business continuity and effective management of limited resources. Ensures that all applicable site mission/functional areas have continuity plans in place to provide essential financial services functions as required by the assigned mission. Evaluates customer responses to requirements for business continuity planning and assist in identifying additional strategies for continued operations utilizing an all hazards approach. Performs duties in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in support of exercises, and real world crises. Accomplishes detailed feasibility capability studies to assess the site's ability to support the agency plans. Duties will be developmental in nature for vacancies filled at less than the full performance level of the position (GS-11). Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S Citizen or National. Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959). Suitable for Federal employment. Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service. This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination. Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details. New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov. A one year probationary or trial period may be required. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date. This position is Non-Exempt for GS-7 and GS9; Exempt for GS11. Travel requirement is 1-24%. This position IS covered by a bargaining unit. Qualifications Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe this in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient. To be hired at the GS-7 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a (GS-05) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience Is Defined As Experience: Assists in the preparation and coordination of local DFAS-Limestone, Maine exercises to provide training in and testing of emergency/continuity plans, procedures, and programs during and following emergencies. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. To be considered for the GS-07, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-05 or higher in the Federal service. To be hired at the GS-9 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a (GS-07) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience Is Defined As Experience: Assisting with the oversight and program management of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to an organization to include defining, establishing, and maintaining roles and responsibilities; providing training on business continuity principles; and serving as coordinator and advisor, communicating to management and internal/external customers on various projects. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. To be considered for the GS-09, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-07 or higher in the Federal service. To be hired at the GS-11 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a (GS-09) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience Is Defined As Experience: Developing, coordinating, publishing, maintaining and distributing the Emergency Action Plans (EAP) and the Occupant Emergency Plan (OEP) for the Site Support Office. Provides oversight/coordination and program management of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to an organization to include defining, establishing, and maintaining roles and responsibilities; providing training on business continuity principles; and serving as coordinator and advisor, communicating to management and internal/external customers on various projects. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. To be considered for the GS-11, applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher in the Federal service. Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This position is developmental and selections may be made at the GS-07 entry grade levels. Once eligibility and qualification requirements are met, selectees will be eligible for promotion at management discretion to the GS-09 and GS-11 grade levels without further competition. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. This position will be covered by formal training under the DFAS Career Acclimation Program (DCAP). The purpose of this program is to develop well-qualified, well-trained, high potential employees for future positions within DFAS. Promotion is conditional based on performance, successful completion of training, and availability of higher graded work. Participants who do not successfully complete the program may be separated. Education Official Transcripts: If the position you are applying for has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications (i.e. you would not qualify without the education obtained), you MUST submit transcripts with your application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application outside of what is outlined above; however, official transcripts must be verified PRIOR to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying or prior to appointment as outlined above. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation upon request. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education . SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-07 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year of graduate level education or a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Superior Academic Achievement: S.A.A. is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-09 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the w

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