Public Affairs Specialist

About this role

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (10/14/2026) of this announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience.

For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. EXPERIENCE: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience that demonstrates ALL of the following.: Developing, implementing, or supporting internal and external communication plans, initiatives, or campaigns designed to inform employees, engage stakeholders, enhance public understanding, or advance organizational priorities.

Developing and coordinating communications and outreach for external audiences, such as partner organizations, industry groups, community organizations, media, customers, or other stakeholders, and providing recommendations on effective communication approaches. Researching, drafting, editing, reviewing, or coordinating communication materials for a variety of audiences, such as news releases, talking points, speeches, articles, fact sheets, FAQs, presentations, newsletters, stakeholder communications, or similar products Coordinating communication content across digital and traditional channels, including collaborating with information technology, web, program, or other organizational staff to ensure content is accurate, timely, consistent, accessible, and aligned with applicable communication policies and standards.