- Position Title
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Treasury, Departmental Offices
- Announcement Number
- 24-DO-362-P Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
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Are you a current Federal employee?
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If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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Assessment 1
For the GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level in the federal service or equivalent private sector, that is directly related to the position as listed above and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having ALL of the following:
- Planning, leading, and coordinating U.S. economic sanctions actions and/or public affairs initiatives; AND
- Establishing working relationships in order to disseminate messages that address organizational programs; AND
- Preparing written and oral informational (e.g. news releases, fact sheets, reports, presentations, etc.) materials that communicate an organizations activities or programs; AND
- Developing recommendations for management for improving communication with the general public, media, or specialized groups to advance an organizations mission and objectives; AND
- Preparing meetings that include public involvement strategies to various audiences.
- Planning, leading, and coordinating U.S. economic sanctions actions and/or public affairs initiatives; AND
- Establishing working relationships in order to disseminate messages that address organizational programs; AND
- Preparing written and oral informational (e.g. news releases, fact sheets, reports, presentations, etc.) materials that communicate an organizations activities or programs; AND
- Developing recommendations for management for improving communication with the general public, media, or specialized groups to advance an organizations mission and objectives; AND
- Preparing meetings that include public involvement strategies to various audiences.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the GS-13 specialized experience statement as stated in the vacancy announcement?
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Choose the statement that best describes your experience building support for ideas with key stakeholders inside an organization.
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Indicate your experience maintaining, promoting, and forging effective relationships with program stakeholders.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your experience maintaining effective working relationships with representatives of government, members of Congress, civic organizations, and other agencies, and with representatives of the media and stakeholder groups.
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Choose the statement that best describes your experience identifying communication objectives, messages, target audiences, and appropriate media and developing information materials to fill those needs.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your experience planning and implementing a comprehensive public affairs program for communicating an organization's programs, policies, and activities to the public including media, stakeholders, and elected officials.
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From the following list of situations involving conveying information orally, please identify those that you have routinely and successfully applied at work. Select all that apply.
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Select the responses that describe your communication skills. Select all that apply.
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Please choose the statement that best describes your experience communicating in writing.
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This position requires preparation of a wide variety of written materials to present programs, policies and activities and encourage their acceptance. From the following list, select all the responses that reflect materials you have developed on a recurring basis, while ensuring the quality and consistency of all materials delivered by executive management and staff members to a wide variety of audiences. Select all that apply.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you presented written materials in new ways to individuals and/or groups with varying degrees of understanding of programs, operations, policies, and procedures?
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Do you have experience developing a communication strategy?
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your experience responding to inquiries from the public, including issues of a sensitive nature or that may be subject to misunderstanding if not properly explained, or that may draw adverse public attention.
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From the following list, select those activities that represent your experience in solving problems.
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Select the following work activities you have performed in implicating new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making.
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Choose the statement that best describes your experience responding to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.