Summary

You will serve as a/an Public Affairs Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center East - FOCE in Atlanta, Georgia. This position provides support to the delivery of Small Business Administration (SBA) communication strategies and activities in a fast moving, multi-channel environment including social and rich media.

Duties

As a Public Affairs Specialist at the GS-1035-9/11, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Plans, organizing, and prepares press releases, photos, flyers, presentations, etc. directed to specific targeted audiences within the public, the media or government.
• Participates in the coordination of social media campaigns and strategies for driving engagement and building brand awareness.
• Participates in creating correspondence for ODR&R/Center management addressed to public officials and private organizations about individual loan cases or the disaster program.
• Monitors newspaper, radio, television and internet coverage of the disaster program and provides supplemental information to correct any irregular or inaccurate media information.
• Uses advanced computer skills, including skill in using automated functions such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access databases and desktop publishing to serve as a disaster program information link providing explanations and written materials as necessary.
• Acts as a spokesperson for ODR&R by making public appearances, preparing presentations, talking points or speeches as necessary to convey information about the disaster program, objectives and ongoing activities.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government travel credit card.
• Favorable background investigation and credit check are required.
• Credit score below 500 may negatively impact consideration in the hiring process.
• You may be required to complete a one-year trail period.
• This position is not included in a bargaining unit.

Qualifications

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify based on experience, education or a combination of both.

Experience:
To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-09: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-07 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following:

• Assisting with preparing, disseminating and coordination of new releases and articles using digital and social media; AND,
• Attending and communicating program information at local events, (such as press conferences, town hall meetings, or meetings with other targeted audiences); AND,
• Utilizing at least two of the following automated functions such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Desktop Publishing.

GS-11: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-09 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following:

• Acting as a spokesperson by making public appearances, preparing presentations, and/or preparing talking points or speeches, etc. AND,
• Attending and communicating program information at local events, such as press conferences and town hall meetings or other targeted audiences; AND
• Preparing, disseminating, and coordinating news releases and articles using digital information and publish on social media such as X (formally known as Twitter), Facebook, Instagram etc.); And
• Utilizing video editing equipment and or software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie, or Final Cut Pro; AND,
• Experience in utilizing at least three of the following automated functions such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Desktop Publishing.

OREducation

If qualifying based on education, you must submit transcripts by the closing date of this announcement or you will not be found eligible.

GS-09: Master's degree or equivalent, in a related field, from an accredited college or university or two full years (36 semester hours or equivalent) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field or a LL.B or J.D., if related

GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a related field or three full years (54 semester hours or equivalent) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field or LL.B., if related.

OR
A combination of experience and education as indicated above.

Qualification Standards: Public Affairs Series 1035 (opm.gov)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $59,966.00 - $94,317.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person