Local Hire (Intergovernmental/Congressional Affairs and Private Sector Specialist)

Summary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an immediate need to employ temporary local hires to assist with disaster response and recovery efforts in Kihei, Hawaii.

Local hire employees are typically local residents who aid in the recovery of their community and help their fellow citizens in the recovery process.

A local hire's term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.

Duties

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Local Hire (Intergovernmental / Congressional Affairs and Private Sector Specialist) position, you will serve as an Intergovernmental / Congressional Affairs and Private Sector Specialist.

Typical assignments include :

• Providing support on activities associated with Congressional members and representatives, governmental officials, constituency groups and other stakeholder organizations.
• Participating in various outreach opportunities with governmental organizations.
• Participating in conferences, planning sessions, meetings and briefings for a variety of external stakeholders to include assisting with the development of agendas, logistical needs, and briefing materials.
• Communicating stakeholder initiatives and concerns to program liaisons for information sharing.
• Analyzing data and compiling reports on sensitivities and issues communicated by stakeholders for inclusion in messaging strategies.

What else do I need to know?

This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.

Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act.

Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. A local hire's term of employment is 120 days.

Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.

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