The Ombuds Blog: Job Posting: Federal Emergency Management Agency

October 31, 2013

Job Posting: Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Department Of Homeland Security agency is hiring five Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisors to be based in Washington, DC. The ADR Advisors respond to internal and external disputes as part of FEMA's "Cadre of On-call Response/Recovery Employees." These positions perform temporary disaster work on two-year temporary appointments. The work is very similar to Ombuds work.

Applicants must be college graduates and have 150 or more hours and or 30 semester hours of training in the practice skills of mediation, facilitation, and other conflict resolution or organizational ombuds techniques. The GS-13 position pays $89,033-$115,742 per year. Applications are due November 3, 2013. (Federal Government Jobs.)

Related posts: FEMA’s Embedded Mediator Cadre Resembles Organizational Ombuds; Job Posting; FEMA Launches Ombuds Program for Disaster Reservists.

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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

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Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

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October 31, 2013

Job Posting: Federal Emergency Management Agency

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