Public Affairs Specialist

Company: Air Force Institute of Technology
Location: New York
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

NIOSH-WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORAs a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov 25% or less - You may be expected to travel 25% domestically for this position.As a Public Affairs Specialist you will:

• Conduct a public affairs program with responsibility for planning, developing, and communicating the organization's programs, policies, and activities.
• Develop and transmit informational materials to a variety of publics to enhance the understanding of certain attitudes and practices advocated by the organization.
• Analyze and evaluate program needs to advise on information that should be made available to the public.
• Provide consultation to agency directors in developing direction in public affairs activities to support the total management effort
• Plan, design, and execute a comprehensive, nationwide campaigns to convey information concerning the organization's programs to publics served or affected by such programs.
• Evaluate information problems encountered in communicating the organization's programs and recommend specific information activities designed to meet these problems.
• E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.
• Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Travel, transportation, and moving expenses will be paid: No
• Drug Screening Required: No
• Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized: No
• Annual Leave for non-federal service may be authorized: No
• Promotion potential: No
• Supervisory position: No
• Time in grade (TIG) must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Public Trust/Moderate Background Investigation (5) is required.Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
  
  Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level of difficulty and responsibility in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.
  
  Specialized experience is experience at or equivalent to which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders, explaining conflicting viewpoints, summarizing recommendations, and developing and evaluating communication approaches in written materials and oral presentations of a federal health plan.
  
  
  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.
  
  Requirements Continued:
  
  In accordance with Executive Order 12564 of September 14, 1986, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is A Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public. Applicants tentatively selected for this position may be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. If required to submit to urinalysis, the appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result. In order to demonstrate commitment to the HHS goal of a drug-free workplace and to set an example for other Federal employees, employees not in a testing designated position may volunteer for unannounced random testing by notifying their Drug-free Federal Workplace Program Point of Contact upon hiring.
  
  Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Current or Former Political Appointees: Submit SF-50. EducationThis job does not have an education qualification requirement.Additional information This position is eligible for inclusion in the Bargaining Unit. If the duty station is finalized in any of the following locations: Anchorage (7777); Atlanta (1872); Bruceton/Pittsburgh (2308); Cincinnati (2046); Denver (7777); Ft. Collins (1859); Hyattsville (2164); Morgantown (2169); Research Triangle Park (1941); Spokane (5919); Washington, DC (7777); All other locations (7777).
  
  To Remain An Active Duty USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer
  • Join more than 6,500 highly qualified public health professionals as part of the U.S. Public Health Service. Overseen by the Surgeon General, you will be part of an elite and diverse team of professionals essential to public health leadership and exemplary clinical service
  • PHS Officers interested in performing the duties of this position with the Commissioned Corps, you are welcome to apply and receive a courtesy referral. Note that a courtesy referral is not a competitive civil service process and does not provide civil service status for the selected employee. Click Here for the comparison chart of Commissioned Corps ranks to civil service, which advises you on potential billet rankings.Additional selections may be made within the same geographical location CDC-wide.
    
    The utilization of shared certificates within multiple Centers of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used from this vacancy announcement for specialties to include but not limited to: Applied Epidemiology, Behavioral Epidemiology, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Environmental Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunization, Infectious Diseases (e.g. Viral, Parasitic, etc.), Influenza, Malaria, Non-communicable Diseases, Outbreak Investigations, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), Surveillance, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis (TB), Viral Hepatitis, and/or Zoonotic Diseases.
    
    If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. For more information on veterans' preference see http://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans
    
    Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov .)
    
    For information on "People with Disabilities" please see http://opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp
    and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/getting-a-job/sampleschedaletters.pdf . You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the location identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) at HHS. Clearance of CTAP/ICTAP will be applied for similar positions across HHS.
    Once the application process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
    
    Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
    
    • Foundations in Health Communication and Marketing
    • Internal and External Information Dissemination
    • Issues Analysis, Planning, Advising, and Consulting
    • News Media Information Dissemination
    • Oral Communication
    • Problem Solving
    • Public Affairs Science and Decision Making
    • Written Communication

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