• Works with project teams and contractors coordinating, implementing and maintaining public health education social sites, ensuring that the use of social platforms match key targets audience's use of the platforms.
• Creates social media calendars that align with education campaign activities. 
• Manages work flow of social content to ensure that all identified stakeholders review and comment on social posts, ensuring timely review and clearance of content. 
• Stays apprised, and informing the team of emerging social media technologies, trends, and industry  news. 
• Ensures social activities meet Federal digital policies and guidelines. 
• Analyzes  public engagement on social platforms and posts using social media analytics tools, and makes recommendation for improving delivery of information in all public health educations campaigns. 

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Only experience gained by closing date announcement will be considered.
• One year probationary period may be required.

Conditions of Employment:
1. 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.  Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action.  In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time.  Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.  False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action. 
2. E-Verify:  If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.  Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant. 
3. Direct Deposit:  All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
4. Pre-employment physical required: No
5. Drug testing required: No
6. License required: No
7. Mobility agreement required: No
8. Moving expenses authorized: No
9. Immunization required: No
10. Relocation Incentive authorized: No
11. Recruitment Incentive authorized: No
12. Student loan repayment incentive authorized: No
13. Annual leave for non-federal service authorized: Maybe
14. Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
15. Financial disclosure statement required: No

Qualifications

In order to qualify for Health Communications Specialist (Social Media), GS-1001-12, you must meet the following:

Have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience in writing, editing textual social media posts for public health education campaigns, ensuring effective communication of messages to target audiences through social media.

In order to qualify for Health Communications Specialist (Social Media), GS-1001-13, you must meet the following: 

Have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, to include experience in identifying and communicating to management the strategy of social media channel use and analyzing, developing, and writing a variety of information designed to reach target audiences through social media.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the job opportunity announcement closes, a review of your résumé and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.

If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Basis of Rating: Category rating procedures will be used to rate and rank candidates. The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of the following quality categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified or Qualified.

The Category Rating Process does not add veteran's preference points but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher).

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics). You do not have to respond to the KSA's separately, but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of the Competencies/KSA's.

1. Skill in social media communication
2.Skill in applying analytical skills to social media activities to derive recommendations for     enhancements.
3. Written Communication
4. Oral Communication