Duties
This announcement is being used to develop a non-competitive applicant pool of eligible Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Vista personnel for various positions throughout the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA is filling various positions including mission critical positions. You may be selected for a competitive service career or career-conditional appointment. For more information on positions
Qualifications
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
Key Requirements:
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- Selective Service registration required.
- Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- Please review “Other Information” section for additional key requirements.
Qualifications
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The time-in-grade and qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
To qualify for a GS-09 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector.
OR
master’s or equivalent graduate degree – or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree –or- LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR
Combination of education and experience
To qualify for a GS-11 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector.
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Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree –or- 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree –or- LL.M., if related.
OR
Combination of education and experience
