Job opening: Public Affairs Specialist
Salary: $57 118 - 91 873 per year
Published at: Sep 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION AND LIAISONDIVISION?
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Communication And Liaison Communications
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Provides analysis, support, oversight and guidance for assigned communication programs and initiatives.
Supports assigned communication programs and initiatives by researching subject matter, background information, regulations, and preparing first draft documents suitable for intended audience.
Develops limited internal communications messages that support the organization's goals.
Develops specific portions of content designed to achieve organization-wide business goals.
Qualifications
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-timework 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:
GRADE 9 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equal to the GS-7 level in the Federal government including: Experience presenting information orally to others including individuals or groups in the community or higher-level management; establishing cooperative working relationships with others in order to effectively discuss information or elicit moderately sensitive or controversial information from others. Experience Identifying, analyzing, and gathering pertinent information to satisfy communication needs; preparing news articles, speeches, press releases or other materials that effectively convey accurate information to the public. Applying knowledge of public information dissemination methods and techniques.
OR
You may qualify based on education as follows: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study such as: journalism, communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, etc.
OR
2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a related field of study such as: journalism, communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, etc. OR LL.B or J.D., if related.
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You may qualify with an equivalent combination of graduate education and experience.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address CL - Communications
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Laguna Contract External
- Email: [email protected]