Public Affairs Specialist

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

To ensure a fair evaluation, relevant experience should be noted in the first five (5) pages of your resume. While longer resumes will not be removed from consideration, they will not receive preferential treatment either. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) will only review the first five (5) pages of an applicant's resume when making their decision about an applicant's level of competitiveness.

Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes a) Preparing materials related to public engagement and liaison activities to present to all stakeholders; b) Managing key public engagement with external stakeholders to cultivate good working relationships; AND c) Working with diaspora organizations to plan external engagements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

GS-13: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Specialized Experience GS-14: One year of specialized experience which includes a) Working with diaspora organizations to plan events; b) Preparing materials related to public engagement and liaison activities to present to all stakeholders; c) Assisting with broad strategies and specific outreach plans designed to strengthen the exchange of information between organizations and targeted audiences; AND d) Identifying potential risks in stakeholder outreach or event management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

GS-14: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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 relevant to the position's duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. In addition, a well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned to the Silver Category or higher Category; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.

A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Therefore, selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations without selective and quality ranking factors.