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Communications Specialist

Judicial Branch
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Summary

The Administrative Office (AO), an agency of the Judicial Branch of the Federal government, is committed to serving and supporting the Federal court system of the United States. The AO provides a broad range of legislative, legal, financial, technology, data, management, administrative and program support services to the Federal Courts.

The AO is seeking a Communications Specialist to serve in the Operations Management Division of the Judiciary Data and Analysis Office (JDAO). JDAO is comprised of a diverse team of statisticians, data architects, project managers, and other subject matter experts focused on collecting, analyzing, and disseminating essential judiciary information and statistics to make fact- based decisions and fulfill Congressional reporting requirements.AO positions are classified and paid under a broad-banded system with the exception of positions in the AO Executive Service. Salary is commensurate with experience. Most AO employees are eligible for full Federal and Judiciary benefits.

The AO is committed to attracting the best and brightest applicants in support of the Third Branch of government. In our role as a support organization of the Judiciary, AO employees are challenged to utilize their talents and expertise to ensure the Judiciary's critical role in American society is not only upheld, but enhanced for the future.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
06/30/2017 to 07/14/2017
Salary
$79,720 to - $149,414 per year
Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
District of Columbia, DC
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Travel shall be 10% or less.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Promotion potential
00
Supervisory status
No
Announcement number
17-DPS-10022965
Control number
473408600

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Duties

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This position is located in the Operations Management Division of the Judiciary Data and Analysis Office (JDAO). The Operations Management Division is responsible for the operational, administrative, communication, and editorial needs of JDAO. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

  1. Coordinating within JDAO on how to best present caseload data to the AO, courts, and general public users and work closely with offices across the AO, including but not limited to the Office of Public Affairs;
  2. Conceptualizing, preparing and designing the display of information for briefings, training and informational materials, and presentations;
  3. Creating and developing infographics to provide a more robust and dynamic display of data, information and trends;
  4. Supporting office-wide communications by contributing and managing the JDAO internal Sharepoint site, newsletters and cross office documents, ensuring relevant content is posted, updated and made available to staff; and
  5. Serving as the publication coordinator to track the development of JDAO publications and documents against a master publication calendar to ensure documents are prepared, reviewed and disseminated on-time.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
  • All non-Judiciary appointees must serve a one-year trial period.
  • Selectee must favorably complete a background investigation.
  • All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

  1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
  2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship or, for noncitizens, proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  3. A background security investigation is required for all selectees. Appointment will be subject to a successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. A background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time.
  4. All new AO employees must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
  5. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
  6. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
  7. Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.
  8. The selectee of this position may be assigned to an official duty station outside the advertised area.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in developing infographics and visual displays of data; developing presentations and briefing materials for use by senior managers; use of various communication tools to support information dissemination.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

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