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This position is part of the Midwest Fisheries Center. As a Student Trainee (Outreach Specialist) you will be responsible for providing assistance on a variety of existing web and new media projects underway at the Midwest Fisheries Center.
Pathways Intern
The Department of the Interior Internship Program (Pathways) is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school and while getting paid for the work performed.
To be eligible for a Pathways Program internship program, you must meet the following requirements:
12/04/2017 to 12/20/2017
$32,844 - $42,702 per year
GS 5
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
5
No
R3-17-10088582-MT-DE
485782500
As a Student Trainee (Outreach Specialist), you will be responsible for:
Assisting with daily administrative, monitoring, and research of existing Service social media accounts including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, You Tube, and national blogs; works with established deadlines and ensures timely completion of assigned projects.
Writing, designing, and producing informational materials for internal and external audiences using a variety of outreach tools including: news releases, public service announcements, newsletters, briefing papers, fliers, posters, fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, mailings, electronic media, and other publications for both scientific and lay audiences.
Assisting program officials with coordination of MFC in-reach content and activities including developing written materials that describes the nature and purpose of the organizations programs and projects to outside entities including contemporaries, peers, partners, stakeholders and the public.
Offering recommendations to program officials regarding the content and manner of presentation of information intended for internal and external audiences of different demographic and cultural groups. Participating on the Center's outreach team and serves as an outreach point of contact for activity requests.
Only experience and education obtained by 12/20/2017 will be considered.
PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the basic qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the basic qualifications your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality category, you may lose consideration, or be assigned to a lower quality category for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Knowledge of web and social media practices, strategies, and technologies and a understanding of best practices and norms for using these tools sufficient to engage existing audiences and find new ones.
Ability to research new technologies, methods and practices to improve dissemination of information to the Service.
Skill in planning, writing, and editing news, feature and quasi-technical articles or diverse publications.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with various levels of individuals within and outside the Service.
If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 showing you were honorably discharged. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15," Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" in addition to the proof required by that form.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Once you submit all the required documents and the online application in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After the evaluation process is complete, you will be notified of your status and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
You will be notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging in to your USAJobs Account.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/485782500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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