APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 150th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.
This is a Pathways Recent Graduates Program – Excepted Service Appointment. The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. To be eligible, applicants must apply within two years of degree or certificate completion (except for veterans precluded from doing so due to their military service obligation, who have up to six years after degree completion to apply). For additional information on the Pathways Program, please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/students-recent-graduates/#url=graduates
This position may be non-competitively converted to a permanent position; however, conversions are not mandatory or guaranteed.
As a Public Affairs Specialist, Pathways Recent Graduate, GS-1035-07, you will be responsible for:
• Assist in review of pertinent agency policies, regulations, and procedures. Assist in the creation of specialized and proactive public outreach and information programs of high visibility.
• Use technology to track and maintain communications data and information. Apply basic program regulations and guides to work assignments.
• Assist higher-level specialists with planning, preparing materials, promoting and organizing collaborative partners and stakeholders as needed for meetings, programs and special events.
As a Public Affairs Specialist, Pathways Recent Graduate, GS-1035-09, you will be responsible for:
• Assist in the monitoring and sharing of national and regional issues to inform communication and outreach planning. Assist with the development of plans for informing and involving the public on issues of national significance.
• Use communications technology to prepare, track, and report communications activities. Identify areas to be addressed in campaigns, characteristics and needs of the target audience, and communication techniques most appropriate.
• Research trends in both communication strategy and education to maintain agency currency and relevance with communications efforts and strategies.
Starting at $55,924 Per Year (GS 07-09)
