Summary This position serves as a deputy to the Director of the Office of Safety, Health, and Emergency Preparedness (SHEP), leading and managing a team of staff who support planning, analysis, and coordination of a wide variety of emergency readiness activities supporting the Department and Departmental Offices (DO). This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 25-DO-111. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. Responsibilities As a Deputy for Readiness, you will: Be responsible for ensuring that employees are fully trained, aware of their responsibilities and roles, and maintain the highest levels of accountability and performance. It also serves as the chief implementer of the Readiness staff's continuous process improvement initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of SHEP Operations. Specifically, the incumbent leads the Readiness efforts to establish, execute, and continuously improve new or existing emergency preparedness processes and procedures. Support SHEP's initiatives supporting the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Management, and other senior Treasury Officials, by leading SHEP's planning and preparedness activities to facilitate executive decision making during an emergency. Ensure that the minimally necessary number of Readiness staff is always available in SHEP to support emergencies. During an emergency, the incumbent supports the TOC's emergency management system and ensures that all Readiness staff properly executes their assigned emergency response roles. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. A one-year probationary period may be required. A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigation. All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience preforming work developing plans or contingencies for emergency or crisis management of an organization. Examples of this could include: -Experience leading and implementing emergency management and planning, continuity of operations, and continuity of government or corporate activities. OR -Experience directing and leading process improvement and team building. OR -Experience with critical infrastructure and workforce protection activities. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. Education Additional Information OTHER INFORMATION: We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be paid. We offer opportunities for telework. We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules. This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov). Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes: Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards. Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year. Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire. A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums. A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions. Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay\_and\_Benefits