- Position Title
- Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Test / Training Exercise and Evaluation)
- Agency
- Office of Personnel Management
- Announcement Number
- 22-232-RGJ-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, May 27, 2022 to Friday, June 10, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
Please mark "YES" to ALL eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered for, we can ONLY verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation, see required documents section. If you fail to select at least one eligibility below or you select an eligibility that you do not provide proof of, your application may be marked INELIGIBLE as out of the area of consideration. The full performance level of this position is GS-14.
2.
Are you eligible for a temporary or term appointment as a disabled veteran? This includes veterans who:
- retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more; OR
- have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
3.
Are you a current employee of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
Are you a current Federal Employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service?
5.
Are you a current or former federal employee who meets the definition of displaced (CFR 330.702) from a position in the competitive service from a Federal agency? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is/was equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent;
- It has been less than a year from your separation from Federal service (see ICTAP eligibility period CFR 330.708.)
6.
Are you a current excepted service employee of one of the following Federal agencies that have a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management?
- Tennessee Valley Authority; or
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission; or
- Veteran's Health Admin of the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
- Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) employees of the Dept of Defense; or
- Federal Aviation Administration; or
- Department of Homeland Security, TSA; or
- Corporation for National and Community Service; or
- The Department of Defense (The Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System); or
- Other Agency currently under an Interchange agreement with OPM.
7.
Are you a current or former employee of a Land Management Agency and are serving or served under a time-limited competitive service appointment? This service is qualifying for consideration under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, P.L. 114-47
8.
Are you a Military Spouse Eligible under E.O. 13832 and P.L. 115-232: The spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty, the spouse of a 100 percent disabled member of the armed forces, or the spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces?
9.
Have you served at least two years with the Peace Corps OR one year of service with the AmeriCorps VISTA?
10.
Are you a current employee of one of the following Federal agencies and eligible for non-competitive consideration?
- Postal Career Service Employee
- Postal Rate Commission Employee
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee
11.
Are you eligible for appointment under the Excepted Service authority for Individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities or psychiatric disabilities? [5CFR 213.3102(u)]?
12.
Are you a former permanent, competitive-service employee of the Federal Government OR veterans' preference eligible who held a career or career-conditional (non-time-limited) appointment eligible for reinstatement?
If you are, your previous SF-50 will reflect career status, Tenure 1 in box 24 OR
Your previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you will have separated within the last three years OR
Your previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you have veterans preference.
If you are, your previous SF-50 will reflect career status, Tenure 1 in box 24 OR
Your previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you will have separated within the last three years OR
Your previous SF-50 will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you have veterans preference.
13.
Are you a Current Federal Employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and has held a permanent (not time limited) position in the competitive service at the same or higher full performance level as the position being announced?
14.
Are you eligible for consideration under VEOA? This includes:
- preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
- veterans who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service under honorable conditions.
Preferences
1.
What is the highest grade you have held on a non-temporary basis in the federal service? If you have never held a federal position, please type "N/A".
2.
What was the date of the promotion/appointment for the highest grade held above? Your response will assist in verifying the time-in-grade requirement. If you have never held a federal position, please type "N/A".
3.
Are you currently employed by the Office of Personnel Management?
4.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
-OR-
Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
-OR-
Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
-OR-
Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
-OR-
Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level in the Federal Service (or private industry equivalent) that included all of the following?:
- Directing key organizational programs that comprises significant resources and/or assets.
- Planning, designing, implementing, testing, modifying, maintaining, and directing nationwide Mission Resilience programs.
- Serving as technical expert on Homeland Security and national security programs and issues.
- Serving as subject matter expert and technical point of contact on all Mission Resilience test, training, exercise, and evaluations issues.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
2.
Serves as an expert, planner, and coordinator for exercises related to emergency management, preparedness and resilience, and Continuity of Operation (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG).
3.
Develop exercises to test and/or validate policies, policy implementation, functional or deliberate plans and standard operating procedures or similar technical.
4.
Evaluate COOP program elements (planning, implementation, execution) under real world conditions, as appropriate. Provides guidance regarding continuous improvement elements (best practices & opportunities for improvement) based on findings.
5.
Review and evaluate COOP planning for effectiveness and integration with federal plans.
6.
Serve as a representative at interagency exercise planning groups, task forces, working groups, and committees.
7.
Discuss preparation, interpretation, and revision of emergency management/preparedness policy with Government officials.
8.
Develop proposals for interagency agreements regarding exercise and planning initiatives and concerns.
9.
Develop and deliver written and verbal presentations on a variety of subjects of key interest to an agency.
10.
Identify and implement a strategy to foster an environment of continuous improvement.
11.
Coordinate the development of multi-year strategic plans to guide an agency's planning and exercise requirements. Identifies exercise program goals, objectives, and performance measures.
12.
Apply senior leadership initiatives to create a comprehensive exercise and evaluation strategy to direct an agency's exercise and evaluation program goals and objectives.
13.
Monitor performance measures and identifies appropriate feedback to improve emergency management/preparedness program performance.
14.
Evaluate work performance of subordinates.
15.
Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
16.
Supervise the facilitation of and participation in detailed planning and preparation meetings to execute Federal Agency led exercises.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
17.
Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on performance of one or more of the competencies described for this position? Due weight of this recognition will be given in the evaluation process. You may submit documentation of this recognition?
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and; 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
18.
Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.
Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.