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Emergency Management Specialist (Response)
Federal Emergency Management Agency · Posted 15 days ago
On-site Baton Rouge, LA $106K – $142K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Emergency Management Specialist ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located in the EOC of the assigned state and managed by the Region 6, Response Division. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience serving as a senior liaison and will have knowledge of both FEMA response operations and the emergency management organization and structure of the supported state; and able to work successfully in the assigned state emergency operations center facility as a member of the Response Division's FEMA Integration Team (FIT).
What You'll Do
- →What will I do in this position if hired?
- →In this position, you will be serving as a member of the Response Division FEMA Integration Team (Response FIT) to the assigned state emergency operation center supporting the integration and coordination of FEMA Region 6 response operations, logistics, planning, and other preparedness/readiness efforts.
- →Typical assignments include: Operating as the lead state liaison between the Region 6 Watch/RRCC and the state emergency operations center (when deployed) for sharing priorities, objectives, concerns, and situational awareness; may participate as a member of on-site teams in the initial response period of an emergency event, exercises, and after-action reviews.
- →Preparing senior-level reports and briefings which support the sharing of situational awareness and provides leadership with information needed to make informed decisions; represents FEMA Region 6 Response at state and federal meetings and conferences providing oral briefs when requested.
- →Utilizing emergency management and related directives, policies, regulations, procedures, and methods; and collaborating and fostering relationships between FEMA Region 6 whole community response partners.
- →Operating independently in coordination with FIT members from other divisions; supporting others in their efforts to improve state preparedness and interagency coordination.
- →What else do I need to know?
- →At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
- →Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
- →All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
- →Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
Requirements
- ✓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/Moderate Risk 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.
- ✓The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
- ✓If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
- ✓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.
- ✓You must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
- ✓Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
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