Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, First District, Sector Boston, Contingency Planning and Force Readiness Branch, Boston, MA. Responsibilities The purpose of this position is to integrate emergency management principles, practices, and processes into each of Sector Boston's contingency plans to include providing subject matter expertise for contingency exercise design and implementation, exercises support and evaluation, and development of lessons learned and remedial action items during the after action process. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Providing emergency response and preparedness training, exercises, and assistance. *Developing and maintaining Incident Management Team (IMT) duty schedules and rotations. *Providing technical support involving web pages, geographic information systems, enterprise wide and unit/branch databases, and other information management tools. *Leading and/or assisting in the design and implementation of all-contingency exercise scenarios. *Overseeing development, maintenance, and revisions of the Sector Boston Area Contingency Plan (ACP) as mandated by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. *Coordinating and collaborating with partner agencies to ensure technical, scientific, geographic, logistical, and statutory response information in the ACP remains accurate and current. *Maintaining Sector Boston's Severe Weather Plan, Continuity Operations Plan (COOP), and Mass Rescue Plan, and leads the planning, designing, facilitating, and evaluation of respective drills and exercises. This position requires the the incumbent to qualify as a Type 3 Planning Section Chief, Type 3 Liaison Officer, and Agency Representative* Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This position requires a Secret clearance. The position requires a valid state driver's license. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Qualifications for GS-12: One year of specialized experience is required equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples include: Managing plans, training, coordination and exercises to maintain preparedness of an organization; developing plans to ensure the capability to continue essential functions during all hazards; Providing coordination and assistance to activities to ensure the capability to continue essential functions during any event or incident; developing and implementing emergency management standards, regulations, practices, training, and procedures to identify, minimize or eliminate hazards and threats; and Providing technical advice on preparedness and response activities associated with natural and/or man-made disasters. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. 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. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Student Loan Incentive – Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three year service agreement. Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. "Newly appointed" refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of at least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government. Relocation Incentive - Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments and will be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation incentive of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Moving expenses will be paid. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility and to understand the documentation that would be required with your application, click on the links above and contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 60 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-2499. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation