This position serves as Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Public Relations of the Voice of America with responsibility for planning, developing, and communicating the organization's programs, policies, and activities to the public.
Summary
This position serves as Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Public Relations of the Voice of America with responsibility for planning, developing, and communicating the organization's programs, policies, and activities to the public.
This announcement is open to all current Federal Competitive Service, Career and Career-Conditional employees. Applicants who have non-competitive eligibility, such as, Schedule A disability, Peace Corps or VISTA, reinstatement eligibles, etc. AND those eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) or Interchange Agreements with other Merit Systems may also apply.
Develops, manages, writes and edits targeted informational and clearly branded traditional and new media communications tools and material for various internal and external stakeholder groups to promote major programming accomplishments and
enhance the understanding of the agency's impact around the world. Provides critical input on collateral content and "look and feel" across all platforms.
Identifies opportunities to continually improve workforce communications, developing and supporting a range of events, avenues and outlets to encourage robust, two-way information exchanges.
Solicits and delivers relevant information about VOA's accomplishments, initiatives and operational performance to agency personnel, providing feedback on methods and strategies to ensure effectiveness and usefulness.
Maintains effective working relationships with representatives of the print and broadcast media, as well as other government agencies, non-profit organizations and the public. Maintains effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, keeping constantly informed of any changes that can affect the agency's communications' flow.
Responds to written and oral information requests from the news media and the public often requiring detailed explanations of VOA's activities, performance, mission or responses to criticisms.
As needed, supports Public Relations colleagues and other VOA and USAGM offices in organizing and facilitating events, such as panel discussions and other forums on a variety of topics at VOA headquarters and other venues to explain and educate stakeholders about the agency and its mission.
Participates in the development, coordination and monitoring of VOA Public Relations communications policies, goals and procedures.
Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date.
Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
This is a public trust position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-85.
Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a background investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
This position is covered by a union agreement.
The full performance grade level for this position is GS-13.
Qualifications
To qualify for GS-13: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-12 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector, designing, planning, and managing communication and outreach activities for an organization. Examples of specialized experience includes: researching, developing and writing articles, news releases and fact sheets; making oral presentations and presenting other materials to various audiences; establishing and maintaining working relationships with various internal and external stakeholders; analyzing and developing recommendations based on input from different sources, and planning and implementing communication and outreach programs accordingly.
Education
If no education requirements use:
Applicant cannot substitute education for experience.
Additional information
If you are an eligible Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 80 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
In addition to your resume, other "accepted" documentation may be required in some situations to support eligibility to apply and be considered, as indicated below:
Current and reinstatement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicating grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure.
Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an appropriate letter from a physician.
Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.
If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
Applicants applying for consideration under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropriated fund), reflecting status as a current employee under an approved system.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across USAGM.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
Attention to Detail
Communications and Media
Flexibility
Influencing/Negotiating
Information Management
Project Management
Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. You will then be placed in one of three rating categories:
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
Cover Letter
DD-214
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
Performance Appraisal
Reasonable Accommodation Documentation
Separation Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Although the required documents listed in this announcement only indicate that a resume is required, other documents, such as a SF-50, DD-214, Schedule A letter, Peace Corps/VISTA letter, and/or other personnel action, etc. may be required in specific circumstances, as indicated in application requirements in Other Information above.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents.
To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume, veteran's documentation, completed assessment questionnaire, and SF-50's) are accurate and were submitted before 11:59 PM (EST) on of the announcement to receive consideration.
Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date of this announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement.
Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
United States Agency for Global Media
330 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
Cover Letter
DD-214
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
Performance Appraisal
Reasonable Accommodation Documentation
Separation Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Although the required documents listed in this announcement only indicate that a resume is required, other documents, such as a SF-50, DD-214, Schedule A letter, Peace Corps/VISTA letter, and/or other personnel action, etc. may be required in specific circumstances, as indicated in application requirements in Other Information above.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents.
To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume, veteran's documentation, completed assessment questionnaire, and SF-50's) are accurate and were submitted before 11:59 PM (EST) on of the announcement to receive consideration.
Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date of this announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement.
Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
United States Agency for Global Media
330 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
