This position is in the Bureau of Population, Refugee, and Migration, Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (PRM/PCA) which provides strategic guidance to internal and external entities related to humanitarian assistance and protection for the world’s most vulnerable, including, but not limited to, refugees, internally displaced persons, migrants, and stateless persons. More information about the bureau can be found here. 

Duties

Leads the development of the Bureau’s Public and Congressional Affairs engagement and amplification strategy—a new process for the Bureau that will requires buy-in and acceptance within the Department and interagency. Represents the Bureau in interagency and international meetings, highlighting, representing, and advocating for the adoption of informed strategic communications. Assesses messaging plans, approaches, strategies, and relationships to determine resource requirements and to determine messaging effectiveness and whether additional resources are warranted and available. Drafts, clears, and issues strategic messaging directives, policies, procedures, and other materials for use by posts and geographic bureaus in communications implementation. Performs supervisory duties to include assignment of work, performance, process improvements, personnel actions and recruitment, oversee work, ensure compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.  NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:       Experience serving as a technical consultant on communications and public affairs for an organization.  Experience working to undertake public affairs efforts that support major initiatives and that substantially affect the perception or understanding of humanitarian assistance issues. Experience understanding media operations and patterns of interaction between media and the government.  There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 1999 Dyess Ave. Charleston Reg. Ctr. - E119B Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: Emily Markley
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]