Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Division of Administration (DOA), Management Services Branch, Crisis Readiness and Response Section within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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Responsibilities

• Provides oversight and policy guidance for FDIC's Crisis Readiness and Response Program for Headquarters, the Regional Offices, and Field Offices. Coordinates the development of Corporate-wide crisis readiness plans, policies, and practices. Ensures FDIC is prepared to respond to all hazards impacting its mission, whether they are crises in the financial sector or other national emergencies, including those that affect the safety and security of the FDIC workforce or the continuity of critical FDIC business operations.
• Oversees development and management of cross-organizational and agency readiness plans; coordinates across FDIC divisions and offices to assist with plan development; and actively communicates crisis readiness policies and programs across the agency to ensure a common, integrated perspective of readiness.
• Establishes and updates FDIC crisis readiness policy and procedures with defined authorities. Works in partnership with FDIC Divisions and Offices, coordinating and leading the development of the FDIC's Crisis Readiness and Response Framework and other corporate-wide planning efforts. Performs program analysis to identify gaps and needs, and report on the status of, the plans developed and maintained by the Divisions, Offices, and Regions that pertain to crisis readiness and response. Ensures hazard-specific plans (communicable disease, cyber incidents, active shooter, etc.) are identified, coordinated, and maintained at the appropriate level(s) of the Corporation, as necessary.
• Establishes, evaluates, and monitors agency-wide planning, training, and exercise, and after-action programs including applicable standards, policies, and procedures. Ensures operational readiness for crises by recommending training requirements and collaborating with Corporate University and Human Resources Branch to develop training to ensure that the FDIC workforce understands and implements readiness policy and procedures and the content of crises readiness plans, including task-related responsibilities for plan execution. Works with relevant Divisions and Offices to build and maintain a FDIC wide exercise program, supporting major exercise development initiatives as needed.
• Represents the Corporation on assigned matters pertaining to emergency and crisis planning, response, and management, and serves as an expert spokesperson on related FDIC plans, policies, and procedures and other matters under the Section's purview. Reports regularly on FDIC-wide progress on crisis readiness and response plans, activities, and capabilities to key decision makers within the Corporation.
• Develops an annual consolidated report on the FDIC's crisis readiness stance. Oversees the establishment and maintenance of an information management system for crisis readiness and response program documentation that includes a central repository of corporate-wide plans and links to relevant Division, Office, and Regional documents.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
15

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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, religious/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. Additional qualifications information can be found here .

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 13 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience serving as a Security or Emergency Preparedness Specialist with responsibility for developing and implementing a comprehensive emergency preparedness program at a departmental or sub-departmental level. Example include, formulating policies and procedures, training, testing, evaluation of emergency programs, providing guidance to senior level officials, and training response groups and employees.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors - if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 85 "well qualified" for this position. For more information, Click Here .

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.

To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here .

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

Knowledge of Federal policies, procedures, and best practices pertaining to crisis readiness, emergency management, Continuity of Operations, readiness planning, crisis management, and response operations and coordination.

Ability to manage and coordinate programs and operations across organizational lines.

Knowledge of Capability assessments sufficient to conduct and implement agency-wide program reviews to determine program effectiveness, and identify areas for improvement.

Ability to develop agency-wide emergency management policies, processes, and procedures (including training and exercise programs) needed to develop and maintain crisis readiness response capabilities.

Skill in oral communication to make formal presentations on a variety of complex, technical, or sensitive operational issues for senior agency management and other audiences.

Skill in written communication to brief FDIC leadership, prepare briefing documents, develop training materials, and brief stakeholders on crisis management, crisis readiness and response programs.

Ability to maintain working relationships with senior level officials within and outside the Corporation.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.

To preview questions please click here .

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application:

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT (VEOA) ELIGIBLES AND SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR VETERANS: If you are applying for consideration under VEOA and special hiring authorities for veterans, click here . You must submit documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans' eligibility.

SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: If you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability documentation to specify that you are a person who (1) has a severe physical disability; (2) an intellectual disability; or (3) a psychiatric disability. The documentation does NOT need to detail your specific disability, medical history, or need for accommodation, however; the letter MUST clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority and that your eligibility is based on a severe physical disability; an intellectual disability; or a psychiatric disability. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM: (a). Licensed medical professionals; or (b). State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c). Any Government agency (e.g., VA, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefit. THE DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE: a statement that you are eligible based on one of the following: severe physical disability, an intellectual disability, or a psychiatric disability. To view sample Schedule A proof of disability letters, click here , and for more information on this special appointing authority, click here . Please note that employees hired under this Schedule A hiring authority will be required to complete a Standard Form 256 to identify their disability status.

INTERAGENCY TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here .

CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OR REINSTATEMENT ELIGIBLES WITH COMPETITIVE STATUS: A copy of your most recent SF Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34). If reinstatement eligible include your Career/Career conditional SF-50. To be considered as a non-competitive eligible candidate, the SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION ELIGIBLES UNDER A PATHWAYS PROGRAM: If you are applying under this noncompetitive conversion authority, you must provide proof of program completion. A letter from your current agency certifying completion is acceptable documentation.

FDIC EMPLOYEES: Submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent Annual Performance Appraisal and Evaluation form. The final PDF form is also acceptable. If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50. The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.