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Position Title
Public Affairs Specialist
Agency
Administration for Children and Families
Announcement Number
HHS-ACF-DE-24-12464164 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, July 15, 2024 to Friday, July 26, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level 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 page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/). (limit characters)
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 below the grade level 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. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/) (limit characters)
Preferences
1. 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).
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) following duties:
  • Utilizing social media tools in a child care or human services setting;
  • Designing and/or developing marketing strategies and tools in order to develop and/or administer long-range communication programs in a child care or human services setting;
  • Communicating publicly to deliver briefings or information to varied audiences;
  • Organizing, writing, editing, and/or presenting information via the Web.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Provide leadership and guidance to inform the quality, content, and utility of communications.
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3. Plan, organize, and evaluate communication strategies, programs, and materials.
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4. Monitor and recommend communication strategies for sharing information with state, territory and Tribal grantees and the general public.
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5. Create content for press releases, op-eds, articles, and social media posts.
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6. Manage the overall message and image of an office portrayed to various national, State, and local audiences.
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7. Develop, manage and/or maintain the content of external and internal Web sites.
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8. Support the development of rollout strategies in advance of the release of major initiatives.
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9. Create materials, including infographics, presentations, and reports, to support an office's communication efforts.
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10. Collaborate with other departments within the organization to coordinate communication efforts.
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11. Represent an office at conferences and on committees.
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12. Direct special events, ceremonies, tours, and other activities intended to develop interest in office or agency programs.
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13. Draft and/or edit and collaborate on a wide variety of documents and communications.
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14. Coordinate responses to media inquiries.
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15. Coordinate and prepare information papers, briefings, brochures, and other documents.
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