Job Description

CIVIL RIGHTS CADRE FOCUS OVERVIEW: The Office of Equal Rights (OER) Civil Rights (CR) Division is the principal office responsible for compliance and enforcement in connection with FEMA’s Civil Rights obligations under Sections 308 and 309 of the Stafford Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, E.O. 13166 "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency", and E.O. 12898, “Environmental Justice”. OER leads FEMA's efforts to protect the civil rights of disaster survivors, which includes ensuring equal access to FEMA programs, services, and benefits. OER is indispensable in ensuring equal access and inclusion of all people to FEMA’s programs, services and benefits in compliance with applicable civil rights laws.

JOB LOCATION: VARIOUS THROUGHOUT USA & TERRITORIES.

RESPONSIBILITY In this position, the incumbent reports to the Civil Rights Lead Advisor (CRLD) at the disaster to enforce the incorporation of civil rights principles in all stages of a disaster response, recovery and long-term activities. As a Civil Rights Advisor, you are responsible for the implementation of the Civil Rights compliance with and enforcement of civil rights jurisdiction in connection with programs and services provided by FEMA and by recipients of FEMA financial assistance.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES ▪ Implements systems, structures and processes within the disaster operation to enforce civil rights compliance that no member of the public shall be, denied the benefits of, deprived of participation in, or discriminated against in any program or activity carried out by FEMA, to include recipients of federal financial assistance provided by FEMA. ▪ Identifies and acts upon potential opportunities for equitable and impartial delivery of FEMA programs and activities to individuals with disabilities and/or individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) requires affirmative responsibilities. ▪ Pursues opportunities to build sustainable, long term relationship with potential external stakeholder and other federal agencies to develop and lead to a collaboration framework to ensure full realization of the Civil Rights program. ▪ Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION ▪ Must pass a Federal background check – Public Trust level. ▪ Three (3) full years of working knowledge with Civil Rights laws and regulations (ADA, 504, LEP, EJ). ▪ Technical and analytical writing experience required. ▪ Experience in community outreach and developing stakeholder engagement. ▪ Microsoft Office Suite - Skill Level: ADVANCE required.

APPLY TODAY: SEND YOUR CURRENT RESUME TO FEMA-CVRCADRE-RECRUITMENT@FEMA.DHS.GOV AND INCLUDE "CRAD" IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

FEMA RESERVIST PROGRAM

• WHAT IS A FEMA RESERVIST? FEMA Reservists are incident management responders, hired under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Reservist employees are on-call and work is available intermittently to help FEMA to perform activities directly related to disasters, emergencies, projects, or activities of a non-continuous nature.
• WHAT DOES A FEMA RESERVIST DO? Reservists are hired into a position based upon their skills and experience. Positions focus on assisting communities before, during, and after a disaster.

Company Description

Federal Emergency Management Agency's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.