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This announcement is open to current, permanent, Career or Career-Conditional OPM employees.
This position serves as the Deputy Director for the Office of Communications (OC). It will be filled at the GS-0301-15 grade level, with a full performance level of GS-15. As the Deputy Director for Communications you will assume responsibility for all organizational staff and subordinate supervisors, as well as exerting administrative control over organizational operations. The incumbent is a key advisor to the Director, Office of Communications and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) senior staff on the public affairs aspects the Agency's plans, policies, and activities.
03/15/2018 to 03/28/2018
$121,280 - $157,663 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
25% or less - You may be expected to travel, at times up to 25% of the time, for this position.
No
Temporary Promotion - NTE 4 years. This position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.
Full-Time
15
Yes
18-148-ABR-OPM
494103300
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Relocation expenses will not be paid. Current OPM employees may qualify as an exception.
The full performance level of this position is 15
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/images/1/14/USA_Hire_Reasonable_Accommodation_FAQs_-_01-26-17.pdf
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 3/25/2018 to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:
If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments system. These additional online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
We expect to make a job offer within 40 days after the closing date of the announcement. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/494103300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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