PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience editing, drafting, and disseminating national or global campaigns and communication strategies and diverse materials for a range of audiences, managing multiple projects and deadlines, and utilizing information sources and research methods to develop information on programs and policies. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant’s background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Communication, Communications and Media, and Technical Competence Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .