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Public Affairs and Media Specialist

Department of the Treasury
Treasury, Departmental Offices
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Summary

This position is located at Departmental Offices,Domestic Finance-Office of Financial Research. As a/an Public Affairs and Media Specialist, you will serve in a close and confidential capacity as a Public Affairs and Media Specialist to the OFR for matters pertaining to public affairs and social media.

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 24-DO-9. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
10/30/2023 to 11/13/2023
Salary
$149,739 to - $236,367 per year
Pay scale & grade
OR 60
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Announcement number
24-DO-10-P
Control number
757816800

Duties

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As a/an Public Affairs and Media Specialist, you will:

  • Develop, implement, and execute an internal and external public affairs and social media communication strategy for the OFR.
  • Develop and implement a public affairs and social media program evaluation plan, in order to evaluate the program's efficiency and effectiveness for public affairs and social media.
  • Advise the Director of the OFR or his designee, and coordinates with the Treasury's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Office on policy issues affecting major decisions regarding OFR.
  • Work to promote the brand and image of the OFR with other government agencies.
  • Serve as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.

Key Requirements:
  1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment"
  2. Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying
  3. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
  4. Public Trust background investigation will be require.
All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-60, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the OR-59 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:

  • Experience performing administrative, technical, communications, or project management work in order to plan and execute an organization's operations; AND
  • Experience developing, implementing, and executing an internal and external public affairs and social media communications strategy; AND
  • Experience advancing research issues and priorities of interest via press, official correspondence, social media platforms, and other online communication channels, as well as building templates, standards, tools, and social media guidelines; AND
  • Experience working to inspire, motivate, and guide others toward goals; coach, mentor, challenge and measure staff productivity; gain cooperation from others to obtain information and attain goals and metrics, build consensus and effectively execute change events.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
  • A recruitment incentive may be offered.
  • Relocation expenses will not be paid.
  • Student loan repayment may be offered.
  • We offer opportunities for telework.
  • We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
  • Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
  • Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
  • If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
  • Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
  • File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
  • Undergo an income tax verification.
  • This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights - FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).

Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:

  • Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
  • Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
  • Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
  • A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
  • A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
  • Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: technical, communication, and influencing/negotiating.

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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