This position is located in the Department of Education, Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO), within the Press and Customer Relations Division in Washington, DC.  OCO is responsible for overall leadership for the Department in its communications and outreach activities.  These activities are designed to engage the general public, including a wide variety of education, community, business, parent, student, and otherorganizations, in the U.S. Department of Education’s mission.    

Duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 50th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (Press), GS-1035-15, you will be responsible for:

Requirements

• Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Background Investigation is required.
• Relocation will not be paid.
• You may be subject to serve a one year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification RequirementsYou may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the specialize experience. Specialized Experience for the GS-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: Experience in leading and conducting continuous assessments of team functions and processes to support operations of a communications program.   Experience in developing communications plans and managing media relationships as part of a communications program.  Experience with communications technologies and the implementation of policies, approaches and procedures to ensure communications are responsive to public needs.  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). Ability to lead and manage communications professionals to achieve goals.  Ability to communicate to a variety of audiences and serve as an expert in the communications field.  Ability to develop and implement communications policies and lead efforts to adapt to new modes of communication.  Ability to manage multi-lingual programs and projects to achieve goals.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade levels. 

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Lolita Grooms
• Phone: 202-427-2554
• Email: [email protected]