Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) (Operations Section Chief Type 2)

This position is being announced under FEMA's Incident Management Assistant Team (IMAT) Program. This is a 1-year temporary appointment in the Excepted service. This position is located on a Type II, Regional IMAT Team and has a starting salary of 63.76 per hour ; however, the maximum salary possible in this position is $94.48 per hour. Salary listed includes locality pay. 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 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 and that you clearly describe how your experience meets these requirements within your resume. Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. Selective Service registration required. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel card Travel will be required. You may be required to be on a 24 hour on-call work schedule during emergency response periods. Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.