Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.

• Provides technical assistance and support for closeout communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media.
• Coordinates with Resident Country Mission, Millennium Challenge Account and Embassy public affairs officers on in-country activities.
• Participates in the development of communications and outreach plans and coordinates with relevant colleagues at headquarters and in the field.
• Works with Resident Country Mission (RCM) and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) staff on communications best practices, including media relations and event planning.
• Provides guidance and collects stories and information MCC can use in communications and outreach activities.
• Supports Resident Country Mission and Millennium Challenge Account communications staff in handling sensitive or controversial issues when needed.
• Coordinates and builds relationships with U.S. Embassy public affairs sections to promote MCC and ensure MCC messages are accurately communicated in-country, and where possible, align with U.S. Government public diplomacy efforts.
• Participates in the department's Communications College staff training, including management of agenda, training content and logistics.
• Serves as a department representative on select country teams.
• Assists in the review and clearance of MCA communications departments' proposed budgets and high- visibility collateral.
• Supports the overall efforts of the Public Affairs team as directed and performs other related duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for pay band 4B applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4C (GS-11) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: assisting in in the development, planning, coordination and execution of closeout communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media; participating in the development of communications and outreach plans; and coordinating and building relationships with stakeholders to promote and ensure messages are accurately communicated and aligned with U.S. Government public diplomacy efforts. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

To qualify for pay band 4A applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4B (GS-12) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: developing, planning, coordinating and executing closeout communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media; developing communications and outreach plans; and coordinating and building relationships with stakeholders to promote and ensure messages are accurately communicated and aligned with U.S. Government public diplomacy efforts. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application,

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly-related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/pay-bands).

How you will be evaluated

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

A review of your application and supporting documents will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for the position and to ensure that you have been placed in the appropriate quality category. The HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities related to the position such as:

• Technical Competence

You will be evaluated based on Category Rating procedures. Based on the information you provided in your application package, you will be placed in one of three quality categories - Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Those applicants who are determined to be best qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and may be called for an interview.

If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your category can and will be adjusted to more reflect your abilities, and you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Application of veteran's Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligible within each category. Veterans who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#GS-PROF-OCCUPATIONS