Where

Emergency Management Specialist

$89,508 a year
Veterans Health Administration
Columbia Full-day Full-time

Description:

The incumbent is responsible for preparing for and carrying out or coordinating emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. The incumbent serves and assists the various program coordinators relating to Emergency Management (EM), Safety, Pharmacy Cache, Clinical Support, and Law Enforcement.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/12/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 and as described below:
  • Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Conducts a hazard vulnerability analyses to identify potential emergencies.
  • Identifies specific procedures to mitigate, prepare for and recover from emergencies.
  • Develops the hazard vulnerability analyses and presents to upper management.
  • Identifies actual and potential hazards and ability to explain the need to apply specific safety measures.
  • Develops Emergency Management policies.
  • Education: There is no education substitution for this position.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Analysis and Problem Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Service
  • Emergency Management
  • Flexibility
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Learning
  • Partnering
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Teamwork
  • Technical Credibility


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.


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/ .
Feb 4, 2026;   from: usajobs.gov

Similar jobs

  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Columbia
$89,650 a year
Description: The Airway Transportation Systems Specialists (ATSS) at this level is recognized as the subject matter expert in their field. All duties of an ATSS are tied to maintaining safe and efficient operating capacity of the vast and complex network ...
24 days ago
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Columbia
$89,508 a year
Description: This position is in the Farm Service Agency, Farm Loan Branch, located Boone County, Columbia, Missouri. The mission of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), an agency in the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area of the United States ...
5 days ago
  • Veterans Health Administration
  • Columbia
$89,508 a year
Description: The facility Privacy/FOIA Officer has oversight for the data governance program and initiatives in the VHA Medical Center or Healthcare System and its supporting catchment area. The position makes unique facility-level determinations about ...
5 days ago
  • Veterans Health Administration
  • Columbia
$340,000 a year
Description: " The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. " Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional ...
4 months ago