Summary

This position serves as a Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Emergency Management (OEM), within the Office of the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Operations. The incumbent is an OEM Senior Leadership Team member and reports to the Executive Director, OEM (SES).

Duties

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Major duties include:

• Exercises substantial knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF) and demonstrates expertise in coordinating the development of all-hazards response plans.
• Responsible for the leadership, management, and program oversight of the VHA OEM Logistics Program that supports all Fourth Mission activity and Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS), National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), and Federal Coordinating Centers (FCC) for VHA under the National Frameworks.
• Participates in executive decision-making, policy determination, and implementation strategies and collaborates with other leaders at all levels to ensure that policies and practices promote optimum emergency management outcomes in healthcare settings and efficiency in areas of deployment of medical/clinical personnel teams and field operational readiness.
• Responsible for coordinating and developing partnerships with local, regional, and national agencies to enhance efforts throughout VHA and develop strategic alliances with Federal agencies to support the VA Fourth Mission of emergency management, contingency planning, backup to DoD during military conflicts, and to provide care to US citizens during emergencies and disasters.
• Participates in reviews of department-wide plans on healthcare systems emergency management and assesses the impact of proposed plans on VHA emergency management and preparedness operating programs and reviews for consistency with the Under Secretary for Health's goals and objectives.
• Coordinates response planning with local, state, and other Federal response capabilities and is recognized as an expert in the healthcare systems emergency management field with external groups.
• Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and reviews, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Provides advice and counsel to managers and workers related to work and administrative matters.

Work Schedule: Tour of Duty is 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework.

Position is physically located in Martinsburg, WV.

This is not a remote position.

Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist / PD# 804680

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized

Financial Disclosure: Required

PLEASE NOTE: The first 50 applicants will be reviewed for this job opportunity announcement. Additional applicants may be referred based on hiring needs.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Ensures the organization's emergency management logistics program is in place to provide for continuity of care in the event of a National disaster; Provides oversight of organizational emergency management programs and provides policy recommendations to the Executive Director; Provides coordination among program areas utilizing financial and personnel resources to achieve program goals; Initiates, leads and directs efforts to strengthen the organization's preparedness and deployment capabilities for any internal or external disaster or military contingency; Defines, analyzes, and resolves complex problems that cross organizational lines. .

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communication
• Emergency Management
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Organizational Awareness
• Strategic Thinking

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements:

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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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