The Office of Communications (AOC) is the FAA's one-stop shop for all things communications. AOC is responsible for the policy, direction, and management of the agency's communications with the media, Congress, industry, FAA's employees nationwide, and the public general public. AOC provides well-coordinated, innovative, creative, and effective communications programs and campaigns that incorporate traditional public affairs and media relations support, with modern digital tactics.

Duties

AOC also provides a full suite of resources covering administrative operations, media requests, press liaison activities, webmaster duties, speech writing, live event planning, and social media responsibilities. This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Administrator for Communications (AOC). The incumbent is a direct report to the Manager in the Social Media & Live Events Division, AOC-500. The Social Media & Live Events Division is responsible for identifying and connecting stakeholders through modern, digital means on state-of-the-art platforms enabling the agency to educate and connect with more people through a holistic approach to FAA's digital and outreach strategy. This includes content and search marking, social media, email marketing, as well as marketing automation, animation, editing, and audiovisual in general.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
• Due to the Agency's 24/7/365 operation, incumbent may require working outside of normal duty hours. Specifically, the Program Manager must be flexible and ready to execute or oversee communications activities on evenings, weekends and/or holidays.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.Specialized experience is defined as: 1. Experience applying a full range of policies, principles, techniques, and best practices concerning communications and the development of informational materials. 2. Experience conveying information concerning various programs to both technical and non-technical audiences. 3. Experience using various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents, reports, and presentations. 4. Experience working with employees, managers, and internal/external customers.You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered.Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification.*Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position. *Applicants may be asked to verify information on their application for employment with the FAA.**All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. **Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Leadership and management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Experience in Live Event management and use of the latest technologies associated with event production. IMPORTANT: Ensure that your work experience supports your Leadership and Management Dimensions, and Other Factors answers. Your answers and associated work experience will be evaluated further to validate whether the answers that you selected are appropriate.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration HQ Employment Services Branch 800 Independence Ave, SW, Room 523 AHF-110 Washington, DC 20591 US
• Name: Maria Pugh
• Phone: 1 (202) 267-8424
• Email: [email protected]