This position serves as a Community Engagement Officer in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Great Lakes Region, Office of Policy, International Affairs & Environment (APL), Office of National Engagement and Regional Administration (ARA). May develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques; and direct challenging projects/programs/activities.
Learn more about this agencyTo qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13 in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience organizing and leading aspects of community outreach activities. Experience with managing a workload in a fast-paced, high profile, and politically sensitive environment.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed under the Evaluation Criteria section. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
This position is also open to Current and Former Federal Employees and applicants eligible under Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) under vacancy AGL-ARA-24-0004-90674. Current or former federal employees must have met a one-year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active-duty service.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at the FV-J level.
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.
This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.
Responsibilities Continued:
Receives training on current FAA noise programs, models and environmental and noise policies to ensure an expert understanding of the principles to convey to the public. Maintains the public websites for the RAs’ on aircraft noise related issues to include information on:
1. Links to regional airport noise complaint websites; 2. Regional environmental documents with community aircraft noise concerns; 3. Responses to frequently asked questions and; 4. Other appropriate aircraft noise related information as determined by the RA and/or HRC-HQs, and AEE. Develops proposed changes to FAA policy and guidance on aircraft noise, based on trend analysis. Contacts are internal and external. Often represents the major subdivision and LOB/SO as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned.
Work typically is reviewed only at completion for success in achieving planned results. Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the projects and/or other work activities. Work activities impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB's/SO's and impact on the objectives of the FAA. The work regularly affects internal and external customers.
Some, none or all of the candidates may be interviewed.
How you will be evaluated: Applications will be first reviewed to determine if they meet the minimum qualification requirements. Failure to meet minimum qualification requirements automatically disqualified an applicant. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on responses to the knowledge, skill and abilities (KSAs) listed.