Emergency Management Specialist

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Office of Emergency Management. This position serves as the Disaster Preparedness Specialist responsible for overall disaster planning and emergency management functions for the Smithsonian Institution and its management. In this position, you will: Provide leadership, strategic policy and direction, advocacy, coordination, integration and analysis of the Smithsonian-wide emergency management and disaster recovery plans. Develop and implement Smithsonian-wide policies and guidelines for emergency management planning and business continuity to effectively provide for organized decisions and actions to minimize losses and ensure essential functions are sustained. Serve as the Smithsonian expert on advanced principles and practices and possesses expert knowledge of planning, developing and implementing policies and guidelines for emergency management and business continuity plans. Write reports, evaluations and operating procedures (circulated at high management levels) that address complex technical and procedural issues. Manage staff specifically assigned to emergency preparedness. Perform studies and analyses to identify problems, solutions and trends related to emergency management and continuity of operations. Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as activities which involve management and organizational principles and practices with experience of planning, programming, and human capital functions in managing, supervising, and motivating a diverse staff of professional, technical, and support personnel; setting priorities, establishing schedules, and interfacing effectively with all levels of management. Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual 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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. In an effort to streamline our hiring process, SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (0089) and who are in a (Federal competitive or excepted service appointment) as this advertised position, are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However, if selected, you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. No Basic Education Requirements are required.