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This position is in the Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC), Smithsonian Institution (SI) located in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as the Public Affairs Specialist, works under the supervision of the SLC Director, and is responsible for publicity, promotion, and marketing of the Latino Center and its exhibitions and programs (including social media and website management).
Learn more about this agency10/29/2018 to 11/05/2018
$56,233 - $73,105 per year
IS 09
No
Not required
No
Permanent - This is not a Federal Position, but has similar requirements and benefits.
Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent.
Competitive
09
No
No
19R-JM-303581-TRF-SLC
515132800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current excepted service federal employees.
This position is open to all candidates eligible to work in the United States. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) The closing date listed above or (B) The date that 100 applications are received; whichever occurs first. If the announcement closes on the date that 100 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of 100.
We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to ensure their applications are submitted before the announcement closes. We will not consider applications which are late due to the announcement closing once the above number of applications is reached.
Experience:
You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IS-7 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position Specialized experience is defined as experience communicating with print ad broadcast media, maintaining relationships with local and national media, coordinating social media in a major media market, developing information and promotional documents and briefing leadership on media initiatives and opportunities.
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.
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Or Education:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.
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 the 1 year of full-time study requirement.
Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
Or a Combination:
Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications; for example, a half year of experience and a half year of education in the field may be qualifying.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
Knowledge of communications and public information principles, concepts, research, methods, and practices.
Knowledge of written bilingual (English-Spanish) communication.
Ability to develop materials conveying information about the center’s exhibitions and programs.
Skill in bilingual (English-Spanish) oral communication.
Skill in social media planning, implementation, administration and coordination, and posting (including live-tweeting and live-streaming documentation).
Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
Your application package should include the following documents:
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.
Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
Please Note:
At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt.
The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed.
Additional Information:
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/515132800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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