- Position Title
- Supervisory International Broadcaster (Spanish)
- Agency
- U.S. Agency for Global Media
- Announcement Number
- IMP-12069144-23-WF Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, August 15, 2023 to Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
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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2.
Are you currently employed as a Federal employee in the competitive service at U.S. Agency for Global Media?
If eligible, submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
If eligible, submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
- Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2) and
- Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).
Preferences
1.
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Assessment 1
The following questions will address your minimum qualifications for the position. Read the questions and consider your answers carefully. Choose the best answer that accurately describes your level of experience.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-13 level or pay band in the federal, public, or private sectors? Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and which is in and/or directly related to this line of work. For this position, the following specialized experience is required:
- Expertise in journalism and leading a team of journalists producing multimedia content for a Latin region.
- Expertise in the creation and production of multimedia newscasts for broadcasting.
- Expertise in the Latin American media market that enables the incumbent to plan and create content and marketing strategy for the Spanish Service.
- Broad experience in managing a diverse staff of newscast producers in the U.S. and abroad and in preparing and managing budgets, financial matters, including execution of plans that meet the mission and focus of the Voice of America.
- Expertise in Latin American politics and the United States objectives and policy toward each Latin American country, such as El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Mexico for instance. Understands U.S. policy on creation and development of multimedia content for audiences in various Latin American Spanish speaking regions.
2.
Knowledgeable and fluent in English and Spanish languages as used in most Latin American countries.
3.
Experience in planning work to be accomplished by a team of journalists and or newscast producers, setting and adjusting short-term priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work.
4.
Provides editorial guidance and oversight for content, editing, producing, and programming in order to distribute newsworthy information to the target audiences.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, consideration of difficulty, requirements of assignments, or Division Director or Acting Programming Director priorities.
6.
Directs and coordinates the work of freelance journalists, reporters, videographers, and photographers located in the U.S. and Latin America regions who produce material for broadcasts or publications on an assignment basis.
7.
Reviews and approves editorial content for production to Latin American countries, making certain that content and material are approved for presenting to audiences.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
8.
Monitors and consistently takes steps to improve production quality of multimedia material and ensures that facilities and staff are available for broadcasts.
Monitors and consistently takes steps to improve production quality of multimedia material and ensures that facilities and staff are available for broadcasts.
9.
Plans and directs the creation and production of multimedia content, including for audio, video, digital and social media platforms.
Plans and directs the creation and production of multimedia content, including for audio, video, digital and social media platforms.
10.
Stays fully informed on developments in the U.S., world, and Latin America and ensures that those of particular interest to the target audience are included in Latin American programming.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
11.
Develops contacts with experts and academics who understand the issues and interests of the target audience and uses these experts in Spanish programming as appropriate.
12.
Works with International Broadcasters and Multimedia Specialists on the Spanish Service marketing strategy, including placement strategy for media partners in Cuba, Central America, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, etc.
13.
Do you have expertise in the Latin American environment that allows for the creation and development of business and marketing plans for the Spanish Service?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
14.
Which best describes your experience communicating thoughts, ideas, information, and messages written to an audience?
15.
From the list below, select the statements that demonstrates your experience with supervision. Check all that apply.
16.
Which statement best describes your knowledge of the target area Latin America and its regions? Check all that apply.
Which statement best describes your knowledge of the target area Latin America and its regions? Check all that apply.