This vacancy is for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist in the International Trade Administration within the Department of Commerce. This position reports to the Director, Office of Public Affairs.

Duties

As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Plans, directs, and executes national events to convey complex information concerning the work of the International Trade Administration, its policies and programs, and historic preservation. Serves as the lead point of contact for the Office of Public Affairs and reports directly to the Director the Director of the Office of Public Affairs. Manages personnel and resources for the Office of Public Affairs with day-to-day responsibility for press and program operations. Ensures that all informational products and strategies meet high standards of journalism and communication quality, integrity, and are appropriately tailored for and targeted to desired audiences. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist GS-1035-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under ITA-OUS-ST-24-12477833, which is open to Merit Promotion eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

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-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ 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 GS-14 level you must be the below specialized experience requirement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with local, national, or foreign media representatives and community groups. Developing written materials (i.e., drafting articles, news releases, speeches, etc.) conveying complex and/or sensitive information for specialized audiences, the media, and the public. Developing program recommendations from an analysis of public feedback through media or directly from the public, as well as from internal employee feedback.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

See Qualifications Above.

Contacts

• Address International Trade Administration 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Deborah Melton
• Email: [email protected]