Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, National Disaster Medical System headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia .

When activated with NDMS, you will be protected by the (USERRA) when you are called to respond to an emergency.

Duties

Will serve as a Deputy Team Commander, Logistics Management Specialist under the administrative supervision of the Team Commander for the Logistics Intermittent Cadre.

The Logistics Cadre program assists before, during, and after a public health emergency response, to include providing personnel and assets as needed to supplement state and local medical resources during an actual or perceived public health emergency response.

Represents Administration of Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) / Emergency Support Function #8 (ESF#8) at state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdiction emergency operations centers;

supports public health and medical situational awareness, needs assessment, planning, resource coordination and related information requirements based on the nature of emergency at hand.

Assists state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in developing ESF#8 requirements for deployment of proper federal resources to meet the needs of a jurisdiction requesting federal assistance;

drafting scopes of work and cost estimates for mission assignments during Stafford Act declarations; and collecting, analyzing, and sharing relevant operational information to assist in forecasting anticipated resource requirements.

Assists with public health and medical assessments and needs generation, validation, prioritization, and mission assignment processes in close collaboration with FEMA, federal ESF leads, and state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions public health and medical authorities, as appropriated.

Strong ability to build relationships, establish communication channels and conduct liaison activities with state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency operations centers and public health and medical agencies.

Facilitates situational awareness and exchange of information in multidirectional avenues to help promote a common operating picture and a unified response plan.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http : / / www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.

All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.

• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Two-year probationary period may be required.
• Background Investigation is required : Incumbent must undergo and clear a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation.
• Immunizations may be required
• Employees are required to obtain and maintain a Government Travel Card

Qualifications

During deployments, the work is primarily related to readiness for and deployment for response during the aftermath of a disaster or public health emergency, where work may be field based, in a tent environment that is remote and austere, caring for sick, injured, dying, or deceased persons.

This work requires above average health, physical, and mental conditioning with routine long periods of repetitive walking, bending, lifting, and carrying, such as carrying NDMS equipment or heavy patients on litters.

Incumbent must be capable of working in a high-stress, high security, remote, austere, and uncharacterized environment, void of infrastructure and vital services, requiring specific physical demands, such as the ability to lift 50 pounds, and work characteristics that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

For these reasons, employees are required to complete a physical and health screening process, meet and maintain certain physical standards, as well as mental, behavioral, and cognitive competencies.

Work may be performed in an office setting or indoor and outdoor field sites, sometimes in adverse weather. During emergency situations, the work environment may be situated in austere conditions and environment in terms of destroyed infrastructure (e.

g., food and water, housing, electricity, communications), the presence of endemic diseases, and limited health and sanitation facilities requiring special safety precautions.

To qualify you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lowest grade, GS-13, performing two (2) of the four (4) duties below.

Your resume MUST clearly describe this experience to fully qualify for this position.

• Assist in planning and directing an intermittent / reserve team of logistics professionals in a deployed field environment to sustain medical providers and ancillary operations over the course of multiple operational periods; OR
• Support oversight of team readiness (administration, finance, training, medical fitness) during steady state in support of the predictable readiness model / rotation schedule; OR
• Conducting developmental counseling with several subordinates that result in accurately documenting their professional experience into bonified pre-requisite information; OR
• Provide expertise in one or more areas, general logistics, medical logistics, or sustainment functions.

Documenting experience : IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Qualifications are based on breadth / level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM / YY to MM / YY ) and the number of hours worked per week / deployment for part time / work schedules.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement.

By applying, you agree to have your application shared with any interested selecting official(s) at HHS.

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Qualified candidates will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire guidelines.

Veteran's Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment procedures. Selections made under this announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.

Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service.

To preview the assessment questionnaire, click the following link :

Required Documents

Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. You must provide a complete online Application Package which includes :

1. Online Application Assessment Questionnaire

2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Your resume or CV must include the following information for each job listed :

• Job title and Duties (be as detailed as possible)
• Month & year start / end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008)
• Full-time, part-time, intermittent work schedules (include hours worked per week / deployment)
• Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held

3. Most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable).

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