# Emergency Management Specialist

Hiring organization: [Agricultural Research Service](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/agricultural-research-service)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7d9e5666-0b7c-417b-b410-8b0bcdc58f24

Listed on Agricultural Research Service's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Manhattan, KS
- Salary: 61722 – 97087 USD per year

## Summary

This federal position develops and manages training programs and emergency exercises for a high-security agricultural research facility, using national standards to keep staff prepared for operational continuity and real-world incidents. It suits someone with emergency management or preparedness experience who can independently write analyses, coordinate plans, and work in a regulated biosafety environment.

_Our summary, not Agricultural Research Service's wording._

## Skills named

Business Continuity Planning

## Required

- One year of specialized experience in emergency management, continuity, preparedness, or incident response at the GS-07 level (or equivalent for GS-11)
- Experience assisting with or developing emergency plans, policies, and procedures
- Experience supporting emergency training, drills, exercises, or readiness activities
- Experience gathering, analyzing, and communicating information through reports and briefings
- Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation or security clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Security Risk Assessment
- Participation in occupational health program including immunizations where FDA-approved vaccines are available
- Compliance with five-day quarantine restrictions on contact with susceptible livestock after biocontainment work
- Ability to wear tight-fitting respirator and meet associated medical and physical requirements
- No unhealed piercings or external medical devices that cannot be removed or sealed before entering biocontainment

## Nice to have

- Master's degree or equivalent graduate education (GS-09 track)
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (GS-11 track)
- Voluntary receipt of investigational vaccines for diseases studied at the facility

Apply on Agricultural Research Service's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891044400