Total 1,418 job vacancies in Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job), United States

Duties:

- Serves as TAAG's senior technical advisor for advanced data analytics, data science, and machine learning to strengthen the technical capacity of HRS.
- Uses programming languages (e.g., Python, R) to conduct complex analyses and develop machine learning models. - Leads complex analyses, including developing analysis plans, modelling data, conducting analyses, and communicating results, to answer business and research questions of OPM and customer agencies.
- Develops and deploys machine learning applications that find patterns in large volumes of data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal human resources processes.
- Transforms structured and unstructured data using advanced scientific, mathematical, and statistical principles and theories (e.g., Natural Language Processing) to develop data sets for advanced analytical purposes.
- Develops and maintains analytics product project plans to clearly communicate project goals, costs, and constraints.
- Establishes analytics team processes and standards to ensure models, applications, and code meet quality standards (e.g., data accuracy, computing costs, transparency, equity, and processing speed).
- Reviews the work of other data scientists and analysts to ensure technical standards are met.
- Identifies technical requirements for advanced analytics information technology systems to support the development of tools and environments for advanced analytical work.
- Represents TAAG at OPM and interagency workgroups and project teams to support government-wide analytics efforts.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery) position, you will manage a team of Program Delivery Managers (PDMGs) developing projects on DRs, verify project eligibility, train and assist PDMGs when needed, understand PA policy and project development, work with leadership DR timelines, review projects, untangle complicated eligibility issues, maintain team morale, conduct sit-withs, liaise with PA Group Supervisor, ensure directives are followed.

Typical assignments include:

• Using customer service skills to facilitate the delivery of all aspects of the Public Assistance program to applicants; to include applying policy and procedure to damage assessments, disaster surveys, and public assistance recovery operations.
• Meeting with applicants throughout all phases of the disaster recovery process to provide advice, guidance and technical assistance on laws, policies and regulations.
• Managing recovery programs and projects, communicating requirements for assistance, managing applicant expectations, and using Federal Emergency Management Agency's delivery model to track projects.
• Coordinating with stakeholders on emergency management initiatives; to include participating in informational meetings and gatherings to the general public to communicate program eligibility requirements to larger audiences.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. 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.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4 year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

• Designs, develops, and delivers innovative training curriculum to enable compliance with mandated certification programs for the Acquisition Workforce (AWF).
• Provides oversight and direction to the Acquisition staff in preparing responses to audits, inspections and Administrative inquiries (FOIA’s) that come into the Portfolio.
• Participates in conducting training for the AWF to improve acquisition practices and in the formation and implementation of Center level strategies. Initiatives are developed and tailored for AWF implementation.
• Monitors and controls transactions, prepares special reports and recommends suggestions on modifying existing programs. Ensures acquisition policies and operating instructions are followed by the AWF.
• Assesses the skills, performance, productivity and talents of employees and preparing written evaluations with supporting advice for improvement and knowledge.
• Manages a team of students and the associated workload; trains junior contract specialists, works with peers to provide a consistent training experience to include both technical acquisition training and guidance, as well as a more broad introduction to GSA, healthy workplace practices such as team building, and soft-skills training.
• Ensures that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Leads the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload ensuring tasks are in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.

• Responsible for implementing and overseeing portfolio management operations to optimize efficiency within HCT.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinate staff, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for the completion of work.
• Manages administrative programs, activities and/or resources within HCT portfolio.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinate supervisors, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for the completion of work.
• Designs and execute strategies to facilitate workplace changes, process improvements and focus.

• Establish study methods and techniques to be utilized in studies and audits.
• Interpret findings resulting from studies that are independently developed.
• Analyze and evaluate, on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals, measures, and objectives.
• Recommend improvements to promote efficiency and cost savings.
• Develop various statistical tables and reports, or new or modified work methods, management processes and procedures for administering program services, guidelines and procedures for program operations.
• Review, monitor, analyze, and evaluate financial, narrative, and statistical reports and program data.

• Oversee and direct all activities of the Branch, including supervisory duties, planning and executing pre-award and post-award contracting actions, and assisting in the development of contracting policies.
• Responsible for preparing requests for quotations and proposals, negotiating terms and conditions, and determining the responsibility of the successful offeror based on an evaluation of financial and technical information.
• Serve as a source selection official for negotiated acquisitions and determine when to conduct oral or written discussions with responsible offerors, develop pre-negotiation objectives, and supervise negotiations for complex, high-dollar value contracts.
• Supervise the administration of contracts to assure compliance with contractual agreements, conduct negotiations for changes in requirements, and adjudicate claims and disputes related to contractor performance.
• Carry out supervisory duties including developing performance standards, appraising performance, supporting employee development plans, resolving complaints and/or grievances, and ensuring adherence to labor-management agreements.