Public Affairs Specialist (Senior Prevention Program Manager)
What you'd do
This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of Congressional and Public Affairs This position primary purpose is to help manage and evaluate the agency's continuing drug use prevention and education support programs.
Major duties
As a Public Affairs Specialist (Senior Prevention Program Manager), your typical work assignments may include: Developing and overseeing the production and dissemination of drug education materials including web-related content. Planning, developing, and executing demand reduction, drug education, and prevention support initiatives for DEA. Planning educational and public information programs to stimulate interest in controlling the use of narcotics and other dangerous drugs. Reviewing productivity in all areas, monitors problem areas, and oversees implementation of solutions that will eliminate problems. Suggesting topics for publications and web related materials to inform the public and private sector agencies of the dangers of drug use. Stimulating cooperation with state and local criminal justice and prevention focused groups through liaison and initiation of ongoing programs and projects. Representing DEA at high level interagency, agency, and other meetings on prevention, education, and community outreach requests. Actively participating in and leading formulation and reviews of community liaison activities for agency-wide programs. Providing ongoing technical assistance and training for the DEA community outreach specialists in the field divisions. Planning, directing, and executing liaison operations for critical agency-wide programs, with national or international implications. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and exercises a broad degree of independence and applies authoritative judgment with various stakeholders in government, private industry, and higher education academic institutions.
What you need to qualify
For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement. Applicants applying for the GS 14 must meet the following requirements: Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-13 grade level. Specialized 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. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive national educational and public information initiatives and programs to stimulate interest in preventing the use of narcotics and other dangerous drugs; 2) Conducting presentations and directing special events and other activities; 3) Designing and conducting a variety of strategic planning for and management of nationwide community outreach strategies and initiatives with partners at the federal, tribal, national, state, and local levels; 4) Developing and editing written and visual materials conveying information to a variety of audiences, including youth, concerning complex drug education programs and current drug trends; and 5) Directing the capture, analysis, and reporting of quantitative and qualitative data relating to the organization's operations and directing or personally performing special studies or projects; and 6) Preparing and contributing to reports and other presentations on program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.
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