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Job opening: Public Affairs Specialist (Media Advisor)

Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Communications (OC), Media Relations Group (MRG). As a Public Affairs Specialist (Media Advisor), GS-1035-14, you will serves as a technical advisor who assists the Group Director and Deputy Director with leading, directing, planning, and coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, and program integrity of CMS' media relations program.

Duties

Serves as a subject-matter expert, providing technical advice and direction to a staff of public affairs specialists in day-to-day media relations work. Serve as the point-of-contact for news media at issues meetings, conferences, Congressional hearings, and other CMS-related events. Liaise with high-level officials at the Office, Agency, or Department level, as well as OMB/White House, also serving as a liaison to similarly placed executives of external organizations. Serves as an advisor to the MRG Director, providing guidance and support to the Director on key mission-critical issues, initiatives, and agency functions in the areas of strategic communications and media relations. Researches and defends policy and program issues and prepares and analyzes position papers for use by the Director for congressional testimonies, meetings.

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
  • You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
  • Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
  • This is a remote position; however, the position reports to a CMS Office on a periodic basis. Requirements to report to the office will vary and can be discussed at the time of interview.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. In order to qualify for the GS-14, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Evaluating programs to make recommendations on official statements, media responses, and official announcements; 2) Communicating orally and in writing to public criticisms of the performance of programs and policies; AND 3) Assessing the effectiveness of a program to communicate the accomplishments of the program's objectives. 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. Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12087577

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

  • Address Office of Communications 7500 Security Blvd Woodlawn, MD 21244 US
  • Name: CMS HR Inquiries
  • Email: [email protected]

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