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Duties

In this position, you will serve as an External Affairs Specialist. Develops, plans, and implements communications tactics for assigned external affairs and strategic communication initiatives with a focus on ensuring effective communication about CISA's mission, programs, operations, and policies to news media. Drafts, edits, and finalizes a variety of products for releasing information to the public and stakeholders, including External Affairs Guidance, reports, pamphlets, website content, fact sheets, communications plans, exercise injects, crisis communication plans, and other products as requested. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with CISA leadership and division staff, other External Affairs functions, and news media. Obtains feedback from the public and other stakeholders and uses it to develop new approaches to better to meet the communication needs of external stakeholders.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-09 if applying at the GS-11 level, GS-11 if applying at the GS-12 level, and GS-12 if applying at the GS-13 level) in the Federal service, or equivalent experience outside of the Federal government, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience at the GS-11 level isdefined as assisting in the evaluation of the effectiveness of media engagement external affairs programs; assisting with the coordination of projects and initiatives with media engagement and external affairs functions; assist with applying effective communication tactics and media engagement to determine the needs of business partners and stakeholders; and serving as a spokesperson or liaison to the news media. OR, GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Specialized experience at the GS-12 level isdefined as assisting in the evaluation of the effectiveness of external affairs program operations; assisting in the coordination of projects and initiatives with external affairs and media engagement functions with a focus on news media for strategic interaction with stakeholders; assist with applying effective communication tactics and media engagement strategies to determine the needs of infrastructure partners and stakeholder organizations; and serving as an organizational spokesperson or liaison to the news media. Specialized experience at the GS-13 level is defined as developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of external affairs and media engagement program operations; coordinating projects and initiatives with media relations and external affairs functions for strategic interaction with stakeholders; applying effective communication tactics through media engagement to determine the needs of infrastructure partners and stakeholder organizations; and serving as an organizational spokesperson or liaison to the news media. NOTE: Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire, the qualification and time-in-grade requirements. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement (52 weeks or more as a GS-09 if applying at the GS-11 level, 52 weeks or more as a GS-11 if applying at the GS-12 level, or 52 weeks or more as a GS-12 if applying at the GS-13 level). NOTE: Current and former employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF50s include appointment, reassignment, with-in grade/range increases and promotion actions). Please note: Pay adjustments and awards do not include the length of time in your current position, therefore, they are NOT acceptable. If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification AND time-in-grade claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.

GS-12 and GS-13 substitution of Education for Experience: Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 1616 N. Fort Myer Dr. CISA-FMD Stop 0380 Arlington, VA 20598-0380 US
• Name: Simone Snyder
• Phone: 202-948-0304
• Email: [email protected]