Public Affairs Specialist - Press Secretary Bilingual - English/Spanish PD 23R049
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Rockville, Maryland
- Posted
- Mar 25, 2023
- Closes
- Apr 02, 2023
- Function
- Administrative
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Duties
**As of 3/23/2023, the closing date of this announcement has been extended to 4/3/2023. **
As a member of the public affairs team, you serve as a bilingual press secretary working with staff throughout HRSA's Office of Communications and the agency to ensure that projects and activities are successfully accomplished. You use your Spanish language skills to further amplify HRSA's program and policy outreach, including to minority media.
Your major duties and responsibilities include:
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 04/03/2023
Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Selective Factor: In order to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate possession of the selective factor for this position: Ability to speak and write fluently in Spanish.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: If selected for an interview, applicants will be required to submit writing samples in English and Spanish at the time of the interview. Do not send writing samples with your application package as they will not be used in the evaluation process.
MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance.
In addition to the selective factor above, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service.
Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-12 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis:
Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Current status candidates must provide an SF-50 that allows HR to verify that they meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Please Note: An SF-50 for the current year pay adjustment is NOT acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2023 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG).
To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, please provide any of the following SF-50s:
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences.Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees . Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: HRSA participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Creditable Service: A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for annual leave for prior work experience directly related to the duties of the position being filled. The use of this service credit is at the discretion of the selecting official and must be finalized prior to selectee's entrance on duty. For more information, please click here .
**As of 3/23/2023, the closing date of this announcement has been extended to 4/3/2023. **
As a member of the public affairs team, you serve as a bilingual press secretary working with staff throughout HRSA's Office of Communications and the agency to ensure that projects and activities are successfully accomplished. You use your Spanish language skills to further amplify HRSA's program and policy outreach, including to minority media.
Your major duties and responsibilities include:
- Developing clear and consistent communication products in English and Spanish which may include key messages, talking points, blogs, press releases, fact sheets, intranet news stories, videos, social media content, senior level leadership remarks, and other communications for the agency's priorities.
- Supporting efforts to coordinate news media interviews-including with Spanish language and other minority media-- for HRSA leadership and staff and providing supporting materials.
- Designing and implementing comprehensive, nationwide communications strategies and plans to reach English and Spanish language publics.
- Analyzing metrics to inform decision making and reach target audiences in a variety of settings.
- Participating in the evaluation of communications programs, rollouts, and other special initiatives.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U. S. Citizenship is required.
- All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
- Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Position is not in the Bargaining Unit.
- Recruitment incentives are not authorized.
- Student loan repayment incentive is not authorized.
- Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
Qualifications
THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 04/03/2023
Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Selective Factor: In order to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate possession of the selective factor for this position: Ability to speak and write fluently in Spanish.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: If selected for an interview, applicants will be required to submit writing samples in English and Spanish at the time of the interview. Do not send writing samples with your application package as they will not be used in the evaluation process.
MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance.
In addition to the selective factor above, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service.
Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-12 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis:
- Creating and implementing a variety of public affairs products/materials designed to support regional/or national communications rollouts in both English and Spanish;
- Managing a project, workgroup or initiative focused on identifying and implementing public affairs, public relations, marketing or outreach strategies, policies or procedures to effectively disseminate information about an organization's mission, objectives or goals.
Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Knowledge of public affairs concepts, practices, methods, and techniques to identify communication needs, plan, develop, and evaluate communication strategies to inform the public of the agency's policies, programs, services and activities COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA - Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. MESSAGE DELVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY - Uses writing skills and editorial judgment to strategically develop messages for various audiences; and delivers them by evaluating the most appropriate media channel(s) for the particular needs of the target audience. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
Current status candidates must provide an SF-50 that allows HR to verify that they meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Please Note: An SF-50 for the current year pay adjustment is NOT acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2023 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG).
To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, please provide any of the following SF-50s:
- Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does NOT include 120 day temporary promotions ) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade.
- SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 04/03/2023.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences.