This position is in the Bureau of Population, Refugee, and Migration, Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (PRM/PCA) which provides strategic guidance to internal and external entities related to humanitarian assistance and protection for the world's most vulnerable, including, but not limited to, refugees, internally displaced persons, migrants, and stateless persons.
More information about the bureau can be found here.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.
NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience serving as a technical consultant on communications and public affairs for an organization.Experience working to undertake public affairs efforts that support major initiatives and that substantially affect the perception or understanding of humanitarian assistance issues.Experience understanding media operations and patterns of interaction between media and the government.There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.
In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; andCapacity to "see the job through." #J-18808-Ljbffr