What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? This position and is being advertised concurrently with the following announcements: Open to all U.S. citizens under: USGS-DEN-24-12274942-DE-MDB

Duties

As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist within the Office of Communication and Publishing, some of your specific duties will include: Serves as communications advisor to the Director, Regional Director and other ELT members as appropriate and is accountable for congressional, public affairs, external outreach, internal communications for the Central states. Participates in annual and long-term USGS communications planning efforts with Office of Communications and Publishing team leaders and USGS managers and scientists. Strategically plan and coordinate bureau communications efforts to achieve program objectives. Oversees the execution of communication plans and information dissemination activities to inform a wide range of regional stakeholders. Supervise staff who may have duty locations in different states or remote locations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Definitions: UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A year of undergraduate education is 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours or the equivalent of college study. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent was a prerequisite. GRADUATE EDUCATION: In the absence of specific graduate program information, a year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours of graduate level college course work, or the number of credit hours the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full time study. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. For GS-15: Applicants must have one year of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service that is in or related to public affairs and that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience could include leading an organization's national or regional communications program promoting scientific, natural resources, technical, or other issues of significant complexity. Such a program would include managing media, congressional, and public relations campaigns executed by a team of experienced communications professionals. Work will have necessitated coordinating the planning, production, and delivery of communications materials and events under continuous pressure to tight deadlines and assuring high standards of writing and technical accuracy in communication materials, while simultaneously working to engage target audiences through creative or novel approaches. At this level, candidates must have a mastery of the principles and methods used in managing a fast-paced public affairs program; be experienced at conceptualizing, planning, and executing proactive communications strategies and managing outreach campaigns; be able to respond quickly and effectively to emergency events and crises; and be able to evaluate the effectiveness of such efforts. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above 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://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address OFFC OF COMM AND PUBLISHING 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Michael Battle
• Phone: 303-236-9556
• Email: [email protected]