Business and Career Opportunities Jobs

SOURCE:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

We are now accepting applications for the U.S. Department of State‘s Foreign Service Construction Engineerpositions.

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/specialist/vacancy-announcements/ce) to read the vacancy announcement and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is December 04, 2013.

SOURCE: Information Provided Courtesy: FEMA /  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Human Resources Specialist (Human Resources Manager)

Logistics Management Specialist

Job Announcement Number:
FEMA-13-LDC-16092DEU
Location Name:
Philadelphia Metro Area, Pennsylvania
Department:
Department Of Homeland Security
Agency:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Occupation Code:
Logistics Management
Pay Plan:
GS
Appointment Duration:
Permanent
Opening Date:
Friday, October 18, 2013
Closing Date:
Friday, November 08, 2013
Job Status:
Full-Time
Salary:
$50,620.00 to $65,801.00 / Per Year
Pay Grade(s):
09 to 09
Who May Apply:
Public
Job Summary:
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit http://www.fema.gov for additional information. This position starts at a salary of $50,620.00 (GS-09) and has promotion potential to the GS-12 (65,456.00_Step1). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Response Logistics team within FEMA. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval. EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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.

Civll Engineer (Coastal)

Job Announcement Number:
FEMA-14-VMJ-15066COR
Location Name:
Atlanta, Georgia
Department:
Department Of Homeland Security
Agency:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Occupation Code:
Miscellaneous Administration And Program
Pay Plan:
GS
Appointment Duration:
Term
Opening Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Closing Date:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Job Status:
Full-Time
Salary:
$71,901.00 to $93,470.00 / Per Year
Pay Grade(s):
12 to 12
Who May Apply:
Public
Job Summary:
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit http://www.fema.gov for additional information. This position is ideal for professional Civil Engineers with a Costal Engineering Masters Degree that have engineering/scientific expertise in the development of coastal study models & methods, hydrological and hydraulic engineering associated with flood plain information and related to flood hazard mapping. This position starts at a salary of $ 71,901 (GS- 12 ). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Risk Analysis Branch in Region IV’s Mitigation Division within FEMA. EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: 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 position is being announced under FEMA’s CORE Program (Cadre of On-call Response/Recovery employees). These positions are authorized under P.L. 93-288 to perform temporary disaster work and are funded from the Disaster Relief Fund. Appointments are excepted service, temporary appointments. This is a 2 year temporary appointment in the Excepted Service.

SOURCE:  Information Provided Courtesy: U.S. Department of Labor

Economics Assistant (PART-TIME)

Job Announcement Number:
DE-14-BNY-BLS-02
Location Name:
Mountainside, New Jersey
Department:
Department Of Labor
Agency:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupation Code:
Economics Assistant
Pay Plan:
GS
Appointment Duration:
Permanent
Opening Date:
Friday, October 18, 2013
Closing Date:
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Job Status:
Part-Time
Salary:
$16.92 to $21.99 / Per Hour
Pay Grade(s):
05 to 05
Who May Apply:
Public
Job Summary:
These positions are located with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Field Operations, Philadelphia Region, Division of Price Programs, Branch of Consumer Price Index Programs for the Mountainside, NJ Office. KIND OF APPOINTMENT: THIS IS A PERMANENT PART-TIME POSITION 16-32 HOURS. The initial average hours per week will be 24 hours and may fluctuate based on workload and training requirements. This is not a job for a person who needs full-time work or who cannot be available for work when it is required, including a mix of day, evening and weekend hours. These positions will not lead to permanent full-time positions. These positions are field representative positions in a regional Division of Price Programs. Incumbents of the position have responsibility for the collection of data for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Assignments are designed to develop technical competence in the CPI Program. NOTE: Visits to residences are necessary and evening and weekend work is scheduled. Work in retail stores is typically completed during normal business hours. Personal visit data collection requires walking and standing for long periods. In particular, collection from housing units is likely to include steps and walking on uneven surfaces. VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE IS REQUIRED – Driving conditions will include highway and local streets, and driving at night and in adverse weather conditions. In addition, you must travel to the Bureau of Labor Statistics training center in Washington, D.C. two times during the first 18 months for mandatory classroom training as follows: Two (2) week introductory commodities and services training and One (1) week of advanced data collection; Additionally, you will attend mandatory Housing survey training in your local area during the first year. This position has promotion potential to the grade of GS-07. This position is inside the Bargaining Unit. YOU SHOULD NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU WISH FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. Applications for this vacancy will be accepted on-line by clicking the Apply Online button below. Please carefully read and follow the instructions described under the “How to Apply” section of the announcement to ensure submission of a complete package. *Salary will begin at $16.92 per hour at time of appointment

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