Public Affairs Specialist

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 LEVEL: You must have 1 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: Experience with strategic communication planning. Experience with oral presentations and conducting meetings to obtain customer input on program issues and developing solutions. Experience applying a variety of approaches to communication programs and developing effective messaging and communication products. Experience in problem-solving and making decisions. Experience analyzing and developing recommendations from a wide array of conflicting and divergent information to assist program officials in achieving the communication objectives of their programs. Experience in use of AP Style and IRS Style writing principles. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13 LEVEL: You must have 1 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: Experience with strategic communication planning methods and techniques to be able to function as the technical authority to plan, develop, coordinate and apply effective programs and enhance understanding. Experience making oral presentations and conducting meetings to obtain customer input on program issues and develop mutually agreed upon resolutions. Experience with development and dissemination of communication materials. Experience applying a variety of approaches to help others to meet their business objectives through effective communication programs; Experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships to enhance communication and dissemination of information and in analyzing and developing recommendations from a wide array of conflicting and divergent information to assist program officials in achieving the communication objectives of their programs. Experience in use of AP Style and IRS Style writing principles. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens”. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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