What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist position at Department Of Justice?
Job Title: Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
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Requirements:
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About the Agency:
Evaluation Process:
Duties:
- Supervise, mentor, and evaluate a team of public affairs specialists, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to enhance team performance and productivity.
- Oversees and manages responses to national and local media inquiries, including those received via direct contact, calls, and emails through the media line and inbox, ensuring timely handling.
- Oversees the creation of extensive and detailed public outreach, educational, and media affairs programs, addressing complex and challenging public affairs issues for OJP.
- Ensures the Media Affairs team prioritizes building strong relationships with reporters and delivering a positive experience by providing timely and accurate information.
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
- Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
- Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
- Pre-employment drug testing required.
- 1-year probationary period may be required.
- Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk.
- 1-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
Qualifications:
- Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
- Examples of specialized experience include:
- Directed all phases of agency publication production, including guiding the work of print and electronic media reporting and overseeing the coordination of speeches and talking points covering various topics.
- Managed public relations programs involving controversial issues or issues of significant public or Congressional interest.
- Directed all phases of agency publication production operations.
- Edited and rewrote material prior to publication and determines the readiness of published material.
- Technical Qualifications:
Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: - Ability to Lead or Supervise
- Communications and Media
- Strategic Thinking
- Additonal information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://
Education:
- There is no education requirement for this position.
About the Agency:
- OJP employees are eligible for one transportation benefit - parking or the Department of Justice (DOJ) transit subsidy.
- A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
Evaluation Process:
- You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- For Status/Merit Promotion/VEOA candidates: Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on the announcement.
- If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire.
- If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your resume and application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
- If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
