- Position Title
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-OC-18-10296543-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 6, 2018 to Wednesday, September 19, 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.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP):
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP):
Are you a current career or career-conditional competitive service employee or a former career competitive service employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Proof of Eligibility (Reduction-in-Force separation notice, Notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of injury compensation termination, OR notice of disability annuity termination); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station. NOTE: Your proof of eligibility must be dated within a year of the date of your application in order to meet ICTAP eligibility.
Are you a current career or career-conditional competitive service employee or a former career competitive service employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Proof of Eligibility (Reduction-in-Force separation notice, Notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of injury compensation termination, OR notice of disability annuity termination); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station. NOTE: Your proof of eligibility must be dated within a year of the date of your application in order to meet ICTAP eligibility.
Mandatory Questions
1.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
2.
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.
- 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).
3.
Select the response or responses that best describe how you heard about this position INITIALLY or the VERY FIRST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED CMS? This question is only designed to assist with recruitment planning efforts.
4.
Please provide the specifics about how you heard about this vacancy announcement. For example - where exactly did you hear of this position; which job fair did you interact with CMS; if it was word of mouth, who did you hear it from, etc? Enter N/A if "Not Applicable".
Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Public Affairs Specialist GS-1035-13, with the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select one statement from below that best describes your experience and/or education in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position of a Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-13.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Create various types of oral communications that reflect the vision of the organization.
3.
Incorporate information from various sources into concise and engaging text.
4.
Develop language based on needs associated with an organization's policies and expected reaction of the intended audience.
5.
Participate in speech planning by managing the overall editing process for assigned speeches.
6.
Identify communication needs that inform the public of an organization's policies.
7.
Participate in planning calls for assigned speeches to research pertinent information for internal and external audiences.
8.
Develop communications products that align with communication plans, i.e., media roll-outs, digital outreach campaigns, partnership events, etc.
9.
Conduct evaluations of communications plans to ensure objectives are met and suggest quality improvements to leadership.
10.
Advise leadership on public relations to proposed announcements.
11.
Ensure that written communications achieve an organization's program goals.
12.
Develop relationships to ensure consistent messaging in an organization's materials.
13.
Serve as expert in policies or procedures that impact the management of health care programs.
14.
Work with other organizations to coordinate appropriate responses within the management planning process.
15.
Advise on specific messages to be responsive to different levels of understanding within various audiences.
16.
Take direction on speech content and messaging from senior staff.
17.
Route finished products through appropriate clearance processes within an organization.
18.
Confer with reviewer on comments based on the organization's needs of the final product.
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Ensure that final product aligns with the objectives of the related program.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.