- Position Title
- Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Food and Drug Administration
- Announcement Number
- FDA-OC-DE-18-10158268 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, March 14, 2018 to Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
Political Appointment
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-14 grade level in the Federal service)? Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: experience working as a senior-level manager in the field of communications, media relations, public affairs or public relations; overseeing a strategic and creative social media program in a fast-paced work environment dealing with controversial, sensitive and multifaceted topics.
2.
If you selected "Yes" in question 1 above, list the following information that supports your self-rating. Please include the following:
1) The name of the company/organization(s) where you worked in communications/media relations/public affairs/public relations overseeing a strategic and creative social media program:
2) The relevant position(s) held for the company/organization(s) you listed:
3) At least five (5) controversial, sensitive and multifaceted topics you worked on for the company/organization(s) you listed:
1) The name of the company/organization(s) where you worked in communications/media relations/public affairs/public relations overseeing a strategic and creative social media program:
2) The relevant position(s) held for the company/organization(s) you listed:
3) At least five (5) controversial, sensitive and multifaceted topics you worked on for the company/organization(s) you listed:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Enhance an organization's social media presence to help communicate to its audiences about its programs, actions and accomplishments.
4.
Oversee the development and release of all information distributed via social media.
5.
Evaluate employee performance and when necessary, take corrective action.
6.
Inspire, motivate and guide others towards team goal accomplishments.
7.
Foster team commitment, cohesiveness and trust including coaching, mentoring and rewarding team members.
8.
Lead a dynamic, creative and high-performing team in a fast-paced environment with competing work assignments.
9.
Oversee and use acquisition and/or procurement tools to address organizational needs to support an organization's social media program.
10.
Use principles, concepts, strategies and methods associated with social media activities.
11.
Arrange social media events and engagements for an organization's leaders on social media platforms, including but not limited to Twitter and Facebook, etc.
12.
Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of social media programs, projects or operations impacting an organization.
13.
Understand social media platforms and emerging social media platforms, including but not limited to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and how each platform can be deployed in different scenarios.
14.
Use appropriate judgement to respond to all forms of social media conversations in a timely, informative and appropriate way.
15.
Take into account the target audience when developing social media content materials.
16.
Establish and direct complex communications that involve the support and expertise of multiple offices within an organization.
17.
Conduct presentations advising senior officials and other internal and external stakeholders on social media related issues.
18.
Identify and consult with a wide variety of internal and external sources to develop appropriate communications products.
19.
Develop and use photographs, illustrations, animation, and video and/or sound files to help explain complicated subjects or concepts covered in social media content.
20.
Communicate information and ideas in written text and images over various social media platforms.
21.
Initiate, create, write and edit content for social media about complicated subjects directed towards key audiences.
22.
Translate complex data, studies, and information into formats and messages that are accurate and understandable to lay audiences over social media.
23.
Ensure all communications products are well written and in line with social media principles, practices and expectations.
24.
Advise senior leaders on social media engagement opportunities.
25.
Make recommendations for strategic communications messaging and content development.
26.
Devise improvements or solutions to communications challenges and take appropriate corrective action to mitigate issues.