- Position Title
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Food and Drug Administration
- Announcement Number
- FDA-OC-DE-18-10147319 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, February 28, 2018 to Tuesday, March 13, 2018
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric, or mental disability, that limits one (or more) of your life functions, and qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility:
You must provide appropriate medical documentation, such as a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility:
You must provide appropriate medical documentation, such as a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
Political Appointee
1.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee?
You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service) that includes experience working in media relations serving as a senior communication/public affairs/public relations professional responding to and managing news media inquiries and providing strategic communication advice on controversial and multifaceted public health and scientific topics; OR experience working as a senior journalist/member of the news media reporting on public health and scientific issues.
2.
If you selected "Yes" to question 1 above, list the following information that supports your self-rating. Please include the following: Company/Organization Name:
Relevant Position Title:
Dates Relevant Position Held:
One public health and scientific issue you answered news media inquiries on, and/or reported on as a journalist/member of the news media:
Relevant Position Title:
Dates Relevant Position Held:
One public health and scientific issue you answered news media inquiries on, and/or reported on as a journalist/member of the news media:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. media).
4.
Facilitate news media interviews with senior officials and news media representatives.
5.
Respond to inquiries from media and stakeholder organizations promptly, regarding sensitive and/or controversial issues.
6.
Advise interview subjects on news media interviews and other news media engagement opportunities.
7.
Arrange/participate in a variety of news events to include but not limited to media briefings, media availabilities, interviews, etc.
8.
Analyze and evaluate communication challenges to make recommendations for corrective action.
9.
Keep management and colleagues abreast of significant developments in portfolio.
10.
Build relationships with media representatives and other public affairs personnel to facilitate understanding of the organization's mission and programs.
11.
Consult with photographers, illustrators, and audio-visual personnel to use photographs, illustrations, animation, and video and/or sound files to help explain complex scientific concepts covered in written material.
12.
Devise improvements or solutions to communication challenges and take appropriate corrective action.
13.
Collaborate with colleagues and experts to develop communication tools on public health or scientific topics.
14.
Use new media/social networking tools and platforms when communicating to lay audiences.
15.
Initiate, create, write and edit materials (i.e. news releases or news articles), about complicated public health and scientific subjects directed towards lay audiences.
16.
Take into account the target audience when developing written communication materials.
17.
Translate complex medical/scientific data, studies, and information into formats and messages that are accurate and understandable to non-scientific audiences.
18.
Conduct research and analysis when developing communication tools on public health and scientific subjects directed towards lay audiences.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Applicants must submit three (3) writing samples to further demonstrate the specialized experience. Each sample should include the date the material was finalized or published. The writing samples will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1) Are the samples written in plain language? 2) Are the samples written in a journalistic style? 3) Does the content in the samples describe public health and scientific topics?
Are you submitting three (3)writing samples with your resume/application?
Are you submitting three (3)writing samples with your resume/application?