- Position Title
- Communications Specialist and Writer Editor
- Agency
- U.S. Agency for Global Media
- Announcement Number
- DE-11244018-21-RD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, September 24, 2021 to Friday, October 8, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
INSTRUCTIONS The following question will address your minimum qualifications for the position for GS-14 and GS13 levels, respectively. Read the question and consider your answer carefully. Choose either Yes or No.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level (GS-13), which is directly related to this line of work? Specialized experience at this level includes writing and editing speeches, policy briefs, fact sheets, testimony, presentations, white papers, and similar materials that are delivered by Federal agency and/or corporate managers and executives to Congress and/or nationally significant audiences, such as a speech to a group of executives at a national symposium or conference, and/or disseminated as definitive agency or corporate content in agency or corporate publications or through internet, radio, or TV distribution channels. Specialized experience must also demonstrate a knowledge of major media news distribution involving current events, U.S. foreign policy, and international affairs to write and edit authoritative speeches and similar materials on these topics, as found in major news TV and radio networks, equivalent to the U.S. Agency for Global Media and in national newspaper and magazine publication companies.
2.
Do you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level (GS-12), which is directly related to this line of work? Specialized experience at this level includes writing and editing speeches, policy briefs, factsheets, testimony, presentations, white papers, and similar materials that are delivered by Federal agency and/or corporate managers and executives to diverse audiences, such as a speech to a group of technical experts at a seminar or conference, and/or disseminated as agency or corporate content in agency or corporate publications or through internet, radio, or TV distribution channels. Specialized experience must also demonstrate a knowledge of major media news distribution involving current events, U.S. foreign policy, and international affairs to write and edit authoritative speeches and similar materials on these topics, as found in major news TV and radio networks, equivalent to the U.S. Agency for Global Media and in national newspaper and magazine publication companies.
3.
Have you written a speech that was delivered by a Federal agency executive or an executive of a large to medium sized corporation
4.
Have you written prepared remarks or other material in support of an executive testifying before a Congressional committee, State assembly, judicial proceeding, investigative body, or equivalent audience?
5.
Which of the following sources of news do you follow:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
6.
Have you prepared policy briefs, fact sheets, and/or white papers on organizational priorities and issues?
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
7.
What is the level of your knowledge, experience, and ability to plan, organize, develop, and collaborate with senior level staff in order to accomplish project and organizational goals?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
8.
Have you assembled materials from diverse sources into concise presentations, fact sheets and similar documents?
9.
Have you written policy and/or procedural guidance for others to use?
10.
What is the highest level of your knowledge and experience related to news media, broadcast, journalism, and/or publishing industries?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
11.
Have you developed five year strategic plans, organizational performance metrics, measurements, and evaluations, and/or equivalent strategic planning documents?
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
12.
What is your level of knowledge and experience related to strategic or long rang planning, organizational measurement and evaluation, and related policy development?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
13.
Have you prepared materials for release to press or other news media?
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
14.
What is your level of experience performing complex public affairs duties, such as presenting information on a wide variety of subjects using the full array of written and oral presentation formats and techniques; and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in achieving understanding with groups having opposing points of view to agency programs and policies?
15.
What is the level of your experience and knowledge of communications and media?
16.
What is the level of your experience using a wide variety of media, including newspaper, radio, television, and social media platforms?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
17.
Do you have a network of contacts and relationships in news media and public affairs organizations?