- Position Title
- Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- Announcement Number
- NIH-NCCIH-MP-19-10470505 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, April 22, 2019 to Friday, April 26, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you currently work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? If so, you may be eligible to apply to this vacancy announcement.
To be eligible, you must:
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a current permanent NIH employee on a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service. If you are unsure of your eligibility, access eOPF and open your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50): Block 24 -Tenure must be "1 - Permanent" or "2 - Conditional" AND Block 34 - Position Occupied must be "1 -Competitive Service." If you are still unsure of your eligibility, contact the individual listed in the vacancy announcement for assistance.
- Submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) with your application package, before the announcement closes. You can obtain a copy from eOPF.
- Select "Yes" to this eligibility question.
Other
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Political, Schedule C, Non-career SES Appointee: In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you been or are you currently an employee in the Executive Branch serving on a political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointment? If yes, and you are selected through this vacancy announcement, you may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment.
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 Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations. A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.
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 Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations. A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties.
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Almost all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. Federal law and regulations require covered civil service employees to register before appointment. For more information, visit the Selective Service website to determine if you are required to register: https://www.sss.gov/Registration-Info/Who-Registration
What is your Selective Service Registration Status?
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-15 position at our agency. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. For the purposes of this assessment, an expert is a person who, through education and experience, has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
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Choose the one answer that best describes how you meet the basic requirements for a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-15 as described in the Qualifications Section of the Vacancy Announcement.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience, training, or ability. For the purposes of this assessment, an expert is a person, through education and experience, who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Assesses and evaluate public information activities, services, or products to ensure they meet organizational goals and objectives.
3.
Develop organizational health communications plans and programs.
4.
Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of a communication plan.
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Develop, review, or evaluate publications development plans.
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Develop, review, or evaluate web content guidelines.
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Develop, review, or evaluate public information/inquiries.
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Define the scope, requirements, resources and objectives for programs in communication related to scientific and technical activities.
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Develop collaborative working relationships with constituent organizations.
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Write communications that clearly articulate organizational policies and programs.
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Directs dissemination of sensitive information and personal nature of an organization's public program.
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Conduct presentations, briefings, or other communication activities to keep appropriate management informed of the status of project activities and issues.
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Respond to requests for background information on the organization's research initiatives.
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Advise senior staff on information dissemination and scientific communication.
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Write or edit speeches that present program information.
16.
Train scientists to conduct mock media relations interviews.
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Provide background information and updates of high visibility research initiatives for the media.
18.
Monitor and assess new research findings prior to publication or presentation for any legislative or public affairs impact of highly sensitive and complex issues.
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Facilitate working relationships with individuals from the media.
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Organize and develop media outreach programs to publicize organizational programs or policies to national audiences.
21.
Write briefing materials for dissemination to national audiences.
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Write and edit internal publications, speeches, and/or reports.
23.
Develop and implement health promotion materials.
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Ensure project/contract work is completed according to project/contract requirements, resource allocations, and schedules.
25.
Write feature stories or press releases for dissemination to national audiences through the news media.
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Advise senior staff in the planning, designing, developing, and implementing of web-based initiatives that disseminate organizational programs, policies, functions and research information.
27.
Lead, supervise, or direct a multi-layered workforce of widely varying occupations and knowledge levels.
28.
Establish goals or plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
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Apply EEO laws, regulations and policies to ensure affirmative action objectives and adherence to nondiscriminatory employment practices.
30.
Counsel employees on performance matters.
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As an applicant for federal employment you are required to provide accurate, complete, and honest information. All applicants are treated fairly and equally, so it is important you know what is required of you. You must read this question, then certify your application. You will be disqualified from consideration for this position if you do not answer this question or do not certify your application.
I understand that if I misrepresent or exaggerate my experience or education, or provide false, fraudulent, or misleading information in or with my application, it may be grounds for not hiring me, firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine, imprisonment, or debarment from federal employment.
I understand that not following the information and instructions contained in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating, or me not being considered for certain eligibilities, preferences, grade-levels, specialties, and other areas of the announcement that require me to provide information.
Do you certify that you have read this statement and understand what is required of you, and certify that to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information included in your application is true, correct, and provided in good faith?
I understand that if I misrepresent or exaggerate my experience or education, or provide false, fraudulent, or misleading information in or with my application, it may be grounds for not hiring me, firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine, imprisonment, or debarment from federal employment.
I understand that not following the information and instructions contained in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating, or me not being considered for certain eligibilities, preferences, grade-levels, specialties, and other areas of the announcement that require me to provide information.
Do you certify that you have read this statement and understand what is required of you, and certify that to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information included in your application is true, correct, and provided in good faith?