Emergency Management Specialist (Emo)

• You will advise management and staff on emergency management policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
• You will participate in meetings with emergency response representatives to provide emergency planning requirements and situational awareness.
• You will analyze methods and techniques to improve emergency response capabilities.
• You will evaluate emergency operations plans to determine the need to reallocate resources.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the How to Apply section of this flyer to be considered.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour including nights weekends and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Analyzing the effectiveness of training exercises and real world incident response operations to determine if corrective action or policy change is required; 2) Conducting emergency management assessments to identify discrepancies and develop corrective actions; 3) Advising management and staff on emergency management policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations; 4) Overseeing Emergency Operation Center (EOC) operations to ensure effectiveness and execution of EOC processes and procedures in accordance with policy; 5) Analyzing and/or evaluating methods and techniques used in emergency response to present recommendations and conclusions for improvement in response capabilities. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.)

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.