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Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $89,449.00 - $137,410.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (800)879-6076

JOB SUMMARY:

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Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce.

Who May Apply

• Current federal employees serving under a career or career-conditional appointment
• Persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special hiring authorities
• Persons eligible under an Interchange Agreement (click here to view a list of covered agreements)
• Veterans’ preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing at least three consecutive years of active duty (click here for information on veterans)
• For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here
• This position opportunity is also being advertised under All U.S. Citizens/Delegated Examining and at the GS-13 & GS-14 grade levels. Please see vacancy announcement numbers MG-2012-01239-WLW-737570-DE for additional information.

This position is ideal for a natural hazards mitigation professional looking for an opportunity to manage all risks from natural hazards an to protect lives and prevent the loss of property by creating safer communities, enabling individuals to recover more rapidly and lessening the financial impact from hazard events.  This position starts at a salary of $89,449 (GS-13) and $137,410 (GS-14).  Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region 1, Mitigation Division in Boston, MA.

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT:  For all nonbargaining unit positions, the following applies:  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.

Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.

You must be able to obtain a Public Trust security clearance.

You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing.

This position may require occasional non-emergency travel.

Direct Deposit is mandatory.

Males born after 12/31/59 - Selective Service Registration required.