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Position Title
Public Affairs Specialist Web Master
Agency
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Announcement Number
OPA-11681036-DE-JM Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 to Tuesday, November 8, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
  • your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
  • the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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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:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
  • your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
  • the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service? If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service. (limit characters)
3. I acknowledge that I am solely responsible for the answers and documentation submitted in my online application. I understand that my answers cannot be altered once I have submitted my application and the announcement has closed. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information contained in my online application for Federal Employment is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. I understand that a false or fraudulent answer to any question or item on any part of my online application may be grounds for not hiring me, or for firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both (See section 1001 of title 18, United States Code).

By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
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4. Do any of your family members work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?

(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
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5. If the answer to the question above is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and the ICE office or organization for which your relative(s) works (if known).

If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'.
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Assessment 1
The following question will be used to determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements. (limit characters)
1. Which of the following statements best describes your experience for the GS-12 grade level? (limit characters)
2. Which of the following statements best describes your experience for the GS-13 grade level? (limit characters)
The following statements will be used to rate applicants who meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements for this position. Select the response that best reflects your experience performing each task. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Keeps abreast of current events and potential news items in the organization by maintaining liaisons with program managers and being cognizant of changes in legislation and regulations. (limit characters)
4. Analyzes and recognizes newsworthy activities of the agency with a potential impact on public attitudes. (limit characters)
5. Ensures information and materials accurately reflects the policies, views, and program initiatives. (limit characters)
6. Ensures that all information and material prepared and released accurately reflect the policies, views, and program initiatives of the agency. (limit characters)
7. Provides innovative ideas to assist in the establishment the agency's brand, and to provide a positive outreach to market the special initiatives within the agency. (limit characters)
8. Works on marketing projects maintaining project objectives, time management, contingency planning, and approval procedures. (limit characters)
9. Works on efforts associated with the promotion and marketing of the agency. (limit characters)
10. Analyzes data to find the Return on Investment (ROI) for each campaign and recommends strategies to improve ROI. (limit characters)
11. Collaborates on marketing initiatives with field and agency offices providing advice and expertise. (limit characters)
12. Ensures that all parties are kept informed of marketing activities and successes. (limit characters)
13. Develops, and edits information to convey information to employees, the public, and specialized target groups relating to the agency programs, objectives, and mission. (limit characters)
14. Converts official government data and statistics into visually appealing infographics to best explain trends and highlights to the public. (limit characters)
15. Exhibits project management concepts tools, and techniques to perform cost benefit analysis, ROI forecasts, and analysis. (limit characters)
16. Exhibits an In-depth ability to develop a wide range of information for dissemination through a variety of electronic media. (limit characters)
17. Proposes or evaluates solutions to internet/intranet publishing requirements and identifies needed resources to ensure systems meet communications needs. (limit characters)
18. Develops and writes informational material to reach local or national audiences through media. (limit characters)
19. Manages a marketing program and is responsible for the planning, initiation, and implementation of comprehensive public affairs campaigns. (limit characters)
20. Serves as a main source of creative and innovative ideas to establish the agency's brand. (limit characters)
21. Develops and disseminates material for internal and external use. (limit characters)
22. Prepares communication in the form of articles, releases, fact sheets, responses to inquiry, pamphlets, newsletters, speeches, and magazines. (limit characters)
23. Ensures that all information and materials prepared and released accurately reflect the policies, views, and program initiatives of the agency. (limit characters)
24. Provides a positive outreach to market the special initiatives within the organization. (limit characters)
25. Leads efforts to promote and market an agency, including the developing and procuring marketing services and products. (limit characters)
26. Designs publications and media initiatives for marketing campaigns. (limit characters)
27. Manages a public affairs and digital information program and its procedures governing information dissemination via social media functions for the agency. (limit characters)
28. Plans, designs, executes, and manages electronic information distribution programs. (limit characters)
29. Develops a wide range of information for dissemination through a variety of digital media determining the most effective medium. (limit characters)
30. Develops, prepares, and edits feature articles and publications that conveying information to employees as well as the public and specialized target groups relating to the agency programs, objectives, and mission. (limit characters)
31. Reviews social media content and identifies remedies for situations when content is out of date or contradictory with other material. (limit characters)
32. Utilizes a wide range of electronic communication techniques across the Internet. (limit characters)