Salary: $163,964000 (Step 01) to $191,900 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. This position is being advertised concurrently with the following announcements: Open to current or former Federal employees: USGS-DEN-24-12411167-ST-MDB

Duties

As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist within the Office of Communication and Publishing, some of your specific duties will include:

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 external affairs or communications program promoting scientific, natural resources, technical, or other issues of significant complexity. Proficiencies may include providing strategic communications guidance to senior leaders to further the organization's mission and goals, leading pro- and reactive communications and outreach campaigns, managing a team of communications professionals in the production of a variety of outreach products under pressure of very short deadlines, and preparing senior leaders for interactions with media and key stakeholders. 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]