- Position Title
- Information Specialist
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Announcement Number
- OAM-493-25-12621237-AS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 27, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3, 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 eligible for derived preference or military spouse preference for a PCS move?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee DISPLACED from the Department of Commerce? For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee DISPLACED from a position in a Federal agency OTHER THAN the Department of Commerce?
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
5.
Are you a current Federal or former employee on a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
6.
Are you a United States citizen?
7.
Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
8.
Are you applying for eligibility based on the Schedule A hiring authority for the employment of persons with severe physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities?
Learn more about Schedule A.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
Learn more about Schedule A.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site.
9.
Are you a veteran eligible for an appointment under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. USAJOBS Veterans resources
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site that verify your current employment with the Department of Commerce.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources. USAJOBS Veterans resources
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the documents outlined on the Required Documents site that verify your current employment with the Department of Commerce.
Preferences
1.
Have you held a political appointment within the previous 5-year period?
2.
I authorize the sharing of my application for other similar positions within NIST.
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Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you:
- * Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and
- * Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
4.
How did you learn about this position?
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If you heard about this vacancy through a Conference or Job Fair, please indicate which event by selecting from the list below.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 (ZA-II at NIST) or equivalent grade level as described in the vacancy announcement? The experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Prepare and monitor project plans for awarded contracts.
3.
Support leads in executing project plans and ensure efficient and effective execution of contracts.
4.
Work with external vendors, contracting representatives, project leads, and external partners.
5.
Contribute to the creation of work plans and mechanisms for tracking them on key projects and programs for communication and outreach initiatives.
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Independently handle assigned tasks of project plans (such as requesting, compiling, and tracking information provided from external partners or organizing schedules for outreach activities).
7.
Identify new processes to ensure quality of work products, improved output, minimized rework, and increased cycle times (using Excel spreadsheets, coordination meetings and check-ins, Smartsheets or other identified tools).
8.
Draft and/or edit basic newsletter and/or social media copy, working with staff leads.
9.
Compile news and external articles for website posting. Serve as a back-up to assist with website postings, working with staff leads.
10.
Track updates to key communication materials, ensuring version control and accuracy in coordination with staff leads.
11.
Assist staff to improve presentation processes and communicate the same across the office.
12.
Maintain updates to presentations and their repository on SharePoint (or similar) to ensure knowledge base is organized and easy for staff to use.
13.
Assist with Powerpoint slide development and updates for numerous executive presentations at industry events and conferences.