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Duties

As a Health Communication Specialist you will: Develop and implement communication projects and strategies for the general public and other audiences. Apply communication theories and models to communication product development. Coordinate with communication specialists across the agency to develop high-impact communication products. Assist Office of Communication leadership on projects and performance tracking. Maintain ongoing tactical communication and partnership activities. Develop, test, and disseminate science- and audience-based products, tools, and messages to different audiences in a variety of formats. Collect data from programs for the development of health communication strategies and products at an agency level.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications for GS-11: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience: assisting with developing, implementing, and evaluating communication and marketing plans and strategies designed to inform the public and other audiences of public health programs. OR Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; OR 3 (three) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related OR Combination of education and experience: Have a combination of experience and education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Minimum Qualifications for GS-12: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience: developing, implementing, and disseminating health communication-based products to audiences in a variety of formats. Documenting Experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address OC-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]