This position is on the Southwestern Region, Region 3, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Serves as the Director for Public Affairs and Government Relations. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Cecilia Clavet at 505-553-2326 or [email protected].

Duties

Participate with Leadership in the formulation of plans and policies while assuring consideration of public information and public relations implications of planned actions. Direct overall strategic communications programs in support of Forest Service mission, projects, and programs in the Region. Maintain knowledge of most current and effective communication methods and techniques. Implement communication plans to inform affected publics of ongoing initiatives; and contingency plans to provide continuous, timely and accurate information addressing complex, critical and sensitive issues. Oversee all Regional media contact and response with special attention to sensitive queries or issues which may be subject to misunderstanding if not properly explained, or which may draw adverse public attention. Participate with the Regional Leadership Team in developing and implementing regional goals and objectives for the program. Manage the Region’s internal, external, media, Congressional, web and social media, public engagement. Perform supervisory duties at least 20% of the time.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-14: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Providing strategic program leadership and advice in support of communications and public affairs and/or community outreach activities; and/or Leading programs and/or efforts between public and private entities; and/or Managing briefings, meetings and conference calls between senior agency representatives and congressional members and their staffs or committees, news media and/or other stakeholders on high visibility and controversial issues; and/or Identifying and preparing appropriate spokesperson for complex, critical and sensitive issues. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]