- Position Title
- Public Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- CADE-25-12617565-JB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024 to Thursday, November 28, 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.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
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?
Assessment 1
Please read each question carefully and select the best answer(s) that reflects your experience.
1.
I qualify for the GS-12 level because I meet one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 as outlined in the vacancy announcement:
2.
Indicate the Public Affairs work you perform as part of a job (select all that apply):
3.
Indicate the level of your experience in developing and executing a public affairs program to educate and inform individuals and groups with interests in natural resource programs conducted on public lands.
4.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to explain the position of the organization as it relates to varied and conflicting points of view regarding natural resource issues.
5.
Select the statements that best describe your skill in communicating/presenting information through various formats:
6.
Indicate the statement that best describes your skill in the application of communication principles, methods, practices, and techniques. Including developing communication strategies, marketing plans and applying knowledge of layout and design principles.
7.
Select the statements that best describe your skill in researching information for public presentation:
8.
Develop and implement strategies for targeted communications in a program with the public and special constituencies, including Federal, state, and local government officials.
9.
Select the one statement that best describes your expertise assessing public information/relations issues and/or problems and developing communication strategies to resolve them.
10.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with representatives of the media, interest groups, and other government agencies.
11.
Indicate the statement that best describes your skill in communicating orally with interest groups, other agencies, and/or Department leadership.
12.
Indicate the statement that best describes your ability to communicate and accurately represent sensitive issues and/or policies to media, interest groups, and/or high-level government representatives.
13.
Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below:
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the DOI, through shared recruiting activities, and my application may be shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire Department of the Interior within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt-out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.