You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center East - FOCE in Atlanta, Georgia. This position provides planning, building and implementation of social media strategies to drive engagement and build brand awareness.

Duties

As an Public Affairs Specialist at the GS-1035-12, some of your typical work assignments may include: Communicating the Agency's programs and objectives and ongoing activities related to disaster declarations with all levels of management and Congressional officials. Analyzing X (formally known as Twitter) statistics to determine and manage the effectiveness of the campaign with X (formally known as Twitter) and other digital and social media activities in meeting stated goals. Participating in the development and coordination of social media campaigns. Independently utilizes X (formally known as Twitter) as well as other platforms on a regular basis to implement and engage in online conversations including chats, webinars, and live events. IMPORTANT NOTES: This job will close when we have received 200 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. This is a Term position, which is a competitive service status position with a full-time work schedule. If required to travel to a disaster site, you may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions, for example, no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities. A valid driver's license may be required. By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. This is not a bargaining unit position.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
• Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
• Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

*Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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. If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy). You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify based on experience. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level. GS-12: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Expert knowledge creating engaging content (text, image, graphics and video) that can be shared across social media channels to drive engagement and build brand awareness; and Independently manage X (formally known as Twitter) to engage in online conversations, chats, webinars, and live events; and Understanding of social media metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns and adjust strategies accordingly; and Expert knowledge to use video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie, or Final Cut Pro to create engaging video content for social media; and Planning, organizing, and preparing written and oral communications, such as press releases, presentations, articles, photos, flyers, etc. for dissemination to various types of media outlets, social media platforms, brochures and periodicals; and Acting as spokesperson by making public appearances, preparing presentations, talking points or speeches for local news conferences/events, and town hall meetings or other targeted audiences for the purpose of explaining an organization's programs, policies, and procedures to the media, government officials, business leadership and the public.

Education

GS-12: There is no education substitution for this grade.

Qualification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Contacts

• Address Field Operations Center East - FOCE 101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30303 US
• Name: Alicia Pierre
• Email: [email protected]