- Position Title
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Announcement Number
- 24-DE-12440622-AB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024 to Monday, July 15, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- 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 Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-05/07/09, position with the Federal government.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes the experience you have that demonstrates your ability to perform Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-05, work. NOTE: Your application materials must support your responses to the following questionnaire.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes the experience you have that demonstrates your ability to perform Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-07, work. NOTE: Your application materials must support your responses to the following questionnaire.
3.
From the descriptions below, select the response that best describes the experience you have that demonstrates your ability to perform Public Affairs Specialist, GS-1035-09, work. NOTE: Your application materials must support your responses to the following questionnaire.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Help edit newsletters to be disseminated to a variety of audiences.
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Write basic articles to be included in newsletters and reports.
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Compose communication material to be used in internal information and training programs based on need.
7.
Assist in the development of news articles and feature stories relative to activities of conservation groups and adapts these releases for use by available media outlets.
8.
Provide technical assistance to staff in the quality control, development, dissemination, and application of information and data that supports a conservation program.
9.
Obtain photography and videotapes of projects, agricultural methods, resource programs, and/or conservation techniques to be used in presentations, publications, and displays.
10.
Review photographs for quality and composition that will be used in presentations, publications, and displays.
11.
Coordinate print and broadcast media interviews with staff to be used in public awareness campaigns.
12.
Assist in the development and distribution of public awareness campaigns.
13.
Select images to file, number, and distribute as appropriate.
14.
Provide offices with publications based on requisitions or special requests.
15.
Assist senior staff in planning and coordinating an effective public information program throughout an area.
16.
Take inventory of information publications to track and reference.
17.
Assist in maintaining centralized files, records, handbooks, and other reference material and equipment to be used by a program office.
18.
Work with program managers to provide information on the need for and progress of a conservation program.
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Maintain professional relationships with local groups and with area representatives of media and conservation organizations to share information.
20.
Design strategies and procedures to obtain input and opinions form a variety of audiences which are used for policy decisions.
21.
Assist in the organization and coordination of public participation activities with appropriate staff for conservation activities and programs.