Clarification from the agency

All qualified U.S. Citizens

This position is responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the partnership agreements with federal, tribal, state, local government, and/or local businesses and community groups to develop specific strategies to eliminate enumeration barriers in specific regions in support of the Decennial Census. 

The individual selected for this position will:

1. Plan, develop, and coordinate the partnership agreements to ensure activities all levels are carried out, resolves problems encountered, and determines the need for renegotiation.
2. Address questions, concerns and issues related to current and potential partners and stakeholders.
3. Establish partnership agreements with federal, state local, and tribal governments, and/or local businesses and community groups to develop specific strategies to eliminate enumeration barriers in specific regions in support of the Decennial Census.
4. Develop presentations, give briefings, conduct meetings and promote partnerships with various governments, local businesses and community groups.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizen and must be 18 years or older to be hired.
• Suitability/Background Investigation for Federal employment
• Registered for Selective Service if applicable. (www.sss.gov)
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in English and Tagalog
• A trial period may be required.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Cultural Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate sought for this position would have deep ties to and in-depth knowledge of the Philippine community in the aforementioned counties in New Jersey or New York.  Ideally they would be able to fluently converse in Tagalog, and be involved with community organizations in an effort to develop professional partnerships/connections with Philippine community leaders, professionals and centers of influence.

Applicants are responsible for insuring that the application submitted clearly indicates that they meet the qualifications listed below.  To be eligible for this position, you must have the specialized experience, education, or a combination as indicated below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Selective Factor: This is a bilingual position. Applicants will be required to self-certify proficiency in Tagalog as a condition of employment.  To be considered proficient you must be able to speak, read, and write in English and Tagalog.  All applicants must have the ability to converse and translate fluently from Tagalog into English and from English to Tagalog and accurately reflect the intent and meaning of the original material.

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EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is work experience applying communication principles, methods, techniques for the development of campaigns OR work experience in editing technical material for targeted audience OR work experience interacting and dealing with the public including media, state, and local government officials, community, businesses, and organization program officers.

OR

EDUCATION: Two full years of graduate education or master’s degree directly related to the position that provided knowledge of broadcast journalism; print journalism; creative writing; public administration; advertising; composition; mass communication or mass media; public relations techniques; or radio, television, and film production.

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EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is work experience applying analytical techniques and interpersonal relations in dealing effectively with targeted audience; and analyzing the views and opinions from organizations and developing recommendations for stimulating interest in activities.

OR

EDUCATION: Three full years of graduate education or the Ph.D., directly related to the position that provided the knowledge of speech communication; broadcast journalism; creative writing; public administration; advertising; mass communication or mass media; public relations techniques; or radio, television, and film production.

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EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is work experience conducting public affairs programs involving public information community relations activities and seeking cooperation; and presenting information to internal and external groups to inform them of program objectives and activities; and (2) ability to present information to the public including media, state, and local government officials, community businesses, and organization program officers.

EDUCATION:  No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job opportunity announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Choice questions) and place you in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are "gold," "silver," and "bronze." Your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the "gold" category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. 

How you will be evaluated for preference eligibility: Within each category, those entitled to veterans' preference will be listed at the top of the pre-defined category for which they are placed. Preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category (gold).

The scored occupational questionnaire will evaluate you on the following competencies at the at the full performance level of this position (FPL 12):

1. Ability to manage partnership agreements, resolve problems, and address questions and/or concerns.
2. Knowledge of Federal, state, local, and tribal governments' and/or local business and community groups organizational structures and functions.
3. Skills in negotiating, with sometimes reluctant, Federal, state, local, and tribal governments and/or local businesses and community groups in order to receive their support in the Decennial Census through partnerships.
4. Knowledge of presentation methods and techniques such as use of Microsoft PowerPoint.

For more information on category rating, please go to: http://www.hr.commerce.gov/s/groups/public/@doc/@cfoasa/@ohrm/documents/content/prod 01_009474.pdf

We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.