Regional Counsel for FEMA Region 9-0905-Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, GS-15

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SERIES, PAY PLAN, GRADE, SECURITY CLEARANCE, AND TRAVEL:

0905-Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, GS-15. The position has a full performance level of GS-15.

This is a public trust position and does not require a security clearance.

This position may require travel, approximately 10 to 15% of the time, to branch offices or project sites within FEMA Region 9. Travel will vary depending on project needs.

DUTY STATION LOCATION AND REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY:

This position has a duty station of Oakland, California. This position is not eligible for remote work. This position is eligible for telework pursuant to FEMA policy.

POSITION SUMMARY AND IDEAL CANDIDATE:

RFOLD seeks qualified applicants for the position of Regional Counsel for FEMA Region 9. FEMA Region 9 serves American Samoa, Arizona, California, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada. The successful candidate will be a supervisory attorney reporting directly to the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Regional and Field Operations - West.

The ideal candidate possesses strong research, writing, and communication skills, and the ability to operate independently, with minimal guidance, in an uncertain and complex environment. The ideal candidate must effectively represent the agency’s interests before other federal agencies and senior officials from state, tribal, territorial, and local governments. The ideal candidate possesses strong moral character and excellent interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate should have specialized legal experience in emergency management, including expertise in the Stafford Act, FEMA response and recovery programs, and the delivery of federal disaster assistance.

While prior supervisory experience and experience providing advice in complex public assistance projects, individual assistance, and hazard mitigation issues are preferred, they are not required.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

  • Supervising a dedicated and talented team of attorneys at the regional office in Oakland, California.
  • Serving as the principal legal advisor to the Regional Administrator, regional management, and other regional office members on FEMA’s program responsibilities and various mission support areas.
  • Independently analyzing and interpreting FEMA’s statutory authorities, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC § 5121-5207 and other relevant laws, regulations, policies, and Executive Orders.
  • Providing solution-oriented, articulate, legally sufficient, and timely written and oral legal advice on a wide range of matters involving complex legal or factual questions.
  • Independently advising and coordinating within OCC on various legal issues, including:
Disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation; Flood insurance and floodplain management;

Procurement, contracts, grants, finance, and financial management;

Property, environmental, and historic preservation;

Freedom of information, privacy, and ethics;

Training and education;

Personnel matters; and

Administrative procedures

  • Keeping the region informed of new legal developments and the status of relevant cases and matters.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED/SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Requirements include

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Ability to successfully pass a background investigation (public trust)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government travel card
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/59
  • Graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
  • Membership in good standing of the Bar of a State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Agreement with Every Employee is an Emergency Manager requirement
Minimum Experience: You qualify for this position at the GS-15 level if you possess the following experience by the closing date of this announcement:

Applicants must have at least five (5) years of legal experience. Legal experience means experience in which the candidate’s job duties required the provision of legal advice or representation, and which required the candidate to be an active member in good standing of the bar of any state or territory, or the District of Columbia.

Applicants must have at least four (4) years of specialized experience that is directly related to the line of work of this position, which has equipped the applicant with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. At least two of the four years of specialized experience must be at a level of difficulty and responsibility to that of an attorn

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