Pathways Recent Graduate Eligibility - This announcement is being opened under the Pathways Program - Recent Graduates option. The Pathways Program offers opportunities to grow in your career through formal training and mentorship while earning valuable real-world experience. While the Pathways appointment is one year in length, individuals who successfully complete the program can be converted into either a time-limited or permanent appointment.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of the Chief of Staff, Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts. You will reports to the Director of Public Affairs and provide administrative and program assistance in support of projects, activities and operations of the Office. The primary responsibilities of this position are related to public affairs and media relations work, and include: Researching, drafting, reviewing and editing content for a variety of agency communications vehicles, such as newsletters, press releases, and social media, for both internal and external audiences; Preparing daily news clips; Provide general office and administrative assistance to the Director and other members of the Office of Public Affairs; Answer the main phone line for the agency; Provide Spanish-language support to the office in terms of answering oral and written communications and providing review of translated materials for website and print; and Serve on ad hoc teams convened to provide quick responses to special projects and studies which may cut across organizational lines, clusters, disciplines and functions.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the Recent Graduates requirements, minimum qualification requirements, and also the Selective Placement Factor shown below. To qualify under Recent Graduates, you must meet one of the following: A recent graduate who has completed a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree, or a certificate from a qualifying educational institution within the previous 2 years; or A recent graduate who has completed a qualifying career or technical education program that awards a recognized post-secondary credential (such as a Registered Apprenticeship Program or Job Corps) within the previous 2 years; or A veteran, who, due to a military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period described above. (Note: A veteran's eligibility period may not extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study or career or technical education program). In addition to qualifying as a Recent Graduate, you must also meet one of the following qualification requirements: A. Have at least one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the federal government (obtained in either the public or private sectors) with experience in the following duties: Researching, drafting, reviewing and editing content for a variety of communications vehicles; Preparing daily news clips; and Providing general office and administrative assistance to an office. (You must clearly show in your resume and claim on the questionnaire how you meet the above experience if you are claiming this option, or you will be rated ineligible) -OR- B. Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, AND meet one of the following provisions of Superior Academic Achievement: Maintained a grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 3.0 or higher) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; Maintained a grade-point average "B+" (a GPA of 3.5 or higher) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision; Be a member of a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. -OR- C. Have one full year of graduate level study, in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. NOTE: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. -OR- D. Have a combination of some specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and have some graduate education but less than one year of education as described above. However, you have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Note: You must submit transcripts to document any educational claims, or you will be rated ineligible. Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position: You must have Spanish language proficiency in oral and written communications. If you do not have Spanish language proficiency as described above, you will not be considered for this position. You may be interviewed partially in Spanish, and you may be asked to translate/review written text. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Office of Public Affairs 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20506 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]