Public Affairs Specialist

The Public Affairs Specialist serves as the spokesperson, facilitator and coordinator to the media, congressional staff, Veterans service organizations, the community and other governmental officials. This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicant(s) must meet one of the following requirements:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in Federal service that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes planning, developing, drafting and producing materials and publications including print, visual, and web-based; coordinating events; and communicating orally and in writing with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit.
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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): A Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M., if related, that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying 1 year of full-time study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Communications and Media
• Multimedia Technologies
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

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.

Physical Requirements: Work is generally sedentary, with walking required during visits and tours of the Medical Center. Flexibility is required to accommodate events and activities occurring in other than normal duty hours. Mobility is required in terms of staging and assisting staff with equipment and other required materials

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Salary : $74,961 - $97,446