Program Communications Specialist

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Managing and coordinating various projects within a department; AND Collecting and researching data for evaluations of programs/operations; AND Researching laws, regulations, guidelines, and approved procedures to provide findings. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Managing and coordinating various projects within a department; AND Collecting and researching data for evaluations of programs/operations; AND Researching and interpreting program related laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures; AND Analyzing, summarizing results, and providing appropriate and applicable recommendations. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Performing formal and informal briefings and presentations to high-level management; AND Evaluating impacts of new policies and procedures to determine the effectiveness in meeting department goals and objectives; AND Researching and interpreting program related laws, regulations, and guidelines and making recommendations for improvements. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 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: Evaluating, summarizing, and preparing reports on risks and operational weaknesses; AND Communicating issues, justifying conclusions reached, and recommending courses of action; AND Evaluating impacts of new policies and procedures to determine the effectiveness in meeting goals and objectives; AND Researching and interpreting program related laws, regulations, and guidelines and making recommendations for improvements. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-14 level. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-15: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Preparing communications such as the development of mission statements and special reports within assigned areas; AND Developing and implementing tools and techniques to support efforts to evaluate, summarize, and prepare reports on risks and operational weaknesses; AND Provide oversight to a program area to ensure goals and objectives are met. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-15 level. “Experience” refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-0301 series can be found at the following website: Administration and Program Series, 0301 (opm.gov) CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered “well qualified” you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. This public notice may be used to fill multiple positions as needed. Applications must be submitted and qualification requirements met by 11:59 p.m. ET the day of closing.
The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is seeking a Program Communications Specialist to work as the lead or as senior member of a Program Office-based communications team to ensure the program management staff utilizes all appropriate communications tools and venues, with Departmental offices and staff involvement where appropriate, to successfully leverage information concerning critical programs and projects to the benefit of the program, its sponsors, and ultimately the customers.