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

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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.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• Suitable for Federal Employment
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Required to obtain and maintain Top-secret security clearance.

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 Experienceis 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.

Additional information

This is a Non Bargaining Unit position.

This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of"high".

Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.

All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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