FEMA Local Hire (Media Relations Specialist)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an immediate need to employ temporary local hires to assist with disaster response and recovery efforts in Knoxville, Tennessee. Local hire employees are typically local residents who aid in the recovery of their community and help their fellow citizens in the recovery process. A local hire’s term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.
Duties
What will I do in this position if hired?
In this position, you will serve as a FEMA spokesperson to delivery disaster information to media outlets.
Typical assignments include:
- Creating media lists and facilitating contact with media representatives.
- Delivering disaster information including: press releases, fact sheets, background papers, and public service announcements.
- Serving as a FEMA spokesperson for field radio, TV, and print interviews.
- Responding to media inquiries and reporting potential media issues including inaccuracy, rumor control, and trending topics.
What else do I need to know?
This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.
Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. A local hire’s term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
Key Requirements:
- You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.
- Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.
- All candidates must be a high school graduate or possess a GED.
- Minimum age of eighteen years of age is required.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must possess experience:
- Serving as a spokesperson on behalf of an organization to provide information to media outlets; and
- Researching public information sources to identify concerns or trends; including social media and news sources.
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