Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (INTERNAL TO AGENCY)
What you'd do
This position serves as the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Public Affairs and reports directly to the Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs. The selected candidate supervises the dissemination of information to the news media and public about DOT programs and policies. Incumbent exercises responsibility for planning, organization, and execution of a comprehensive national news program involving all phases of the Department's public affairs programs.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, you will: Plan, organize and implement a comprehensive national news and information program for the Departments operations. you will serve as a technical authority for OST in the dissemination of written and oral information, and advises the Director of Public Affairs providing historical context on policy initiatives, announcements and crises management. Provide Departmental-level guidance, policy direction and technical assistance to key management officials for the planning, preparation, production and distribution of information intended for external consumption to be released through the various news media resources. Respond, orally and in writing, to queries from the news media, the general public and representatives of commercial, industrial, legislative and other organizations. Write talking points, speeches, statements, news releases, and articles for publication as needed. Oversee the posting and distribution of press releases, material on Dot.net, blog posts, compilation of clips for key secretarial initiatives, and modal communications reports. Supervise all career staff on public affairs team and directs and participates in the recruitment, selection, career development, and performance evaluation of all career personnel in the Public Affairs office. In completing Supervisory duties the incumbent is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating and executing the personnel management program for the Public Affairs office. This includes: approving or reviewing all personnel actions and providing advice to the Director and Deputy Director for Public Affairs on the need, value and criticality of the requested action; reviewing all performance evaluations to ensure they are equitable throughout the organization, and coordinated with appropriate management approvals; reviewing and approving all training requests to ensure that the organization is consistent in its provision of critical training and employee development programs; and ensuring compliance with appropriate personnel management practices, ceiling limitations, EEO, labor relations and other special personnel programs. The ideal candidate is a seasoned manager with experience fostering effective relationships with the news media and public while providing oversight for a complex public affairs program.
What you need to qualify
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience leading the implementation of a public affairs program, including developing new approaches to enhancing public and/or customer understanding of the programs, policies, and initiatives of a public and/or private organization. Experience using oral and written communication skills to foster public and/or customer acceptance of a organizations programs, policies, and initiatives. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Written and Oral Communication - Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed. For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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