Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens and current career United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Service and United States Postal Inspection Service

You will be responsible for playing a critical part in our employee engagement efforts, promoting our mission, values, and vision to employees, and creating internal campaigns around those efforts. Your work will help connect 1,000 employees located across the United States and you will be recommending and carrying out new, creative ways to communicate with employees. You will be working across all levels of the organization, including with senior management, to ensure our messages and efforts reach employees. You will also be responsible for assisting in planning events, such as our annual IG awards ceremony and other meetings, speaker series, and grass-roots efforts to help employees connect across and with the organization.

Our ideal candidate has at least five years of experience in developing employee engagement and communication initiatives. This person needs to be a team player who is comfortable presenting to, representing, and working with diverse groups throughout the organization, including senior management. They should be highly organized and a self-starter who is able to translate ideas into deliverables. Additionally, this individual will not only be responsible for engaging and communicating with our workforce but will also be a key resource in helping to identify and develop new and innovative ways to engage with employees.

Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations:

• Participates in and executes the planning, development, coordination, writing, editing, design and dissemination of both organizational and mass communications products to external and internal audiences via print, broadcast video, podcast and digital media.
• Develops and posts approved content for internal and external communications channels including the OIG blog, official social media sites, public website, intranet sites, and email updates
• Ensures content on the communications channels is current and relevant.
• Responsible for writing, reporting, and editing content for general information and events.
• Responsible for capturing still photographs and video footage to be used in OIG products.

Career Advancement Opportunities
The USPS OIG uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinations will be made based upon a candidate's education and professional experience.This position is being advertised at the Journey Band level, equivalent to a GS 9 to GS-12.

The salary range for this position is $59,534.00 to $112,240.00 per year and includes locality pay of 30.48%.

Non-competitive promotion up to a GS-13 equivalent level is possible through our career ladder program is at management's discretion.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to pass a drug screening and medical assessment questionnaire
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Moderate Backround Investigation
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card
• May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probationary period

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least five years of professional experience in corporate marketing or corporate communications, with an emphasis on internal employee communications
• Experience in supporting marketing or communications activities within an organization of 200 or more employees

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications or marketing

• Experience working with a geographically diverse workforce
• Proficiency with Office 365, including SharePoint and TEAMS

EVALUATION FACTORS
Your resume must reflect that you have experience, knowledge and/or skills in EACH of the following evaluation factors:

• Ability to develop successful employee engagement initiatives or events
• Ability to convene and successfully facilitate working groups
• Demonstrated proficiency with using technology, including video, in distributing corporate messaging or employee communications
• Ability to create dynamic and engaging employee or corporate campaigns
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work under tight deadlines
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing using standard communication principles, best practices, and modern methods to clearly convey information.

How you will be evaluated

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

The Human Resources Office and a panel of subject matter experts will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications required for this position. You will no longer be considered for this position if you: receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor; fail to attach all required documentation; if your application materials indicate that you are not minimally-qualified for this position; or if you fail to qualify on the interview. Only the top-rated candidates will be referred to a review official or the selecting official for further consideration. Top-rated applicants may be required to participate in an interview. Your rating may be further adjusted or rated as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision. NOTE: If you receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor or on the interview, you will be considered NOT MINIMALLY QUALIFIED for the position and rated ineligible.