Public Affairs Specialist

About this role

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: GS-13 and GS-14:There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GS-13: Experience serving as a spokesperson or point of contact with news media and the public on complex, sensitive, or controversial matters, developing and implementing communication strategies to respond to inquiries and preparing press releases, briefing materials, or talking points for senior leadership on organizational policies, programs, and positions. Experience coordinating public information activities across multiple organizational components or facilities to ensure consistent messaging and compliance with organizational policy, maintaining regular contact with field offices to provide guidance on responding to public inquiries, and disseminating information through various communication channels including publications, reports, and electronic media.

Experience planning, managing, and directing audio and video production, print layout, graphic design, or social media content for a large organization, exercising independent judgment in conceptualizing videos and event productions and managing integrated procurement and production programs for complex communication missions. Experience monitoring and analyzing news sources, media coverage, and public communications to identify issues affecting the organization, providing daily briefings to senior executives on relevant topics and initiating or developing appropriate responses to selected issues for executive approval and dissemination.

GS-14: Experience serving as an authorized spokesperson for an organization's Director or senior executive leadership on all matters relating to agency programs, policies, and positions across a vast array of topics, working directly with executive leadership to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of information and coordinating public information activities with Department-level or other external agency public affairs staff.