This position is located in the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Chief of Staff (COS), Communications Branch (CB), with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS COS-24-12180891-ST, which is open to Status Candidates at the ZA-2 and ZA-3; and NESDIS COS-24-12180890-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals at the ZA-3. You must apply to all announcements if you want to be considered for all.

Duties

As a Communications Specialist you will perform the following duties: Analyze and advise on changes in policies and resources that affect communications program objectives, receiving direction on policies, objectives, and results. Plan events by coordinating and scheduling special functions, workshops, conferences, seminars, etc., and recommending appropriate audio/ visual equipment. Write, edit, and review material to appear in publications, reports, periodicals, brochures, speeches, and audio-visual productions. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZA-3; the ZA-2 is developmental leading to such performance.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-2 or GS-07:Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to ZA-1 or GS-05 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Establishing or maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups interested in or affected by programs; Analyzing and writing products or recommending revisions to improve products in areas such as coherence, flow, clarity, and consistency; and, Developing and coordinating a variety of communication products, presentations, and briefings pertaining to objectives, potential audience, or stakeholder interests. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: One full year of graduate level education. OR SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: As demonstrated by a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with one of the following. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your application clearly states how you meet the provision below: A grade point average (GPA) of 2.9 or higher based on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last 2 full years of undergraduate study; A GPA of 3.5 or higher based on a 4.0 scale for required courses completed in a major field of study, or those courses completed in a major field of study during the last two years of undergraduate study; Class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision of the college; Membership in a national Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of graduate education and experience as described above.

Education

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Victor Cruz
• Email: [email protected]