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The Deputy Director of External Affairs reports to the Director of External Affairs and is a principal advisor on all public engagement activities. As a domain expert and Deputy, the incumbent maintains a close relationship with the CNCS Senior Leadership Team, including the CEO. This individual oversees day-to-day operations and assist the Director of External Affairs with communication with the White House, other federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporate partners.
04/29/2019 to 05/13/2019
$142,000 - $155,000 per year
NX 1
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
1
Yes
No
CNS-19-061-10486070
532013800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Native Americans or Alaskan Natives with a tribal affiliation.
US Citizens and Status Candidates
The Deputy manages and supervises an in-house staff of communications specialists, which includes functional teams in digital strategies, media relations, outreach and public engagement, internal communications and speechwriting. Incumbent is responsible for oversight in the following areas:
External Engagement and Management: In coordination with the Director of External Affairs, the Deputy formulates, implements, and helps manage the strategic integrated public engagement and outreach plan for CNCS's programs and the personal communications plan for the CEO, using the full range of communications resources, media, and techniques.
The Deputy supervises and manages staff outreach that maintains key relationships among "opinion leader" press, and advises field offices, state commissions and program on media and public engagement issues.
The incumbent is prepared to advise the CEO, Board of Directors, and senior staff on possible public and media reactions to policy statements or actions, provides leadership in exploring new avenues and initiatives, oversees speechwriting, and plans, initiates and executes communication campaigns targeted at specific and general audiences.
Internal Communications: In coordination with the Director of External Affairs, the Deputy is responsible for overseeing the preparation of the annual CNCS internal communications plan in conjunction with Senior Leadership.
Speechwriting: The Deputy is responsible for oversight of speech preparation in support of the CEO and others as required. S/he will ensure appropriate coordination with the Principal, and that the highest quality standards are maintained.
Liaison: The Deputy establishes policies, strategies, and outreach efforts to promote CNCS programs and build relationships and partnerships for national service programs and initiatives. Conducts liaison activities personally and through subordinate staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education may not be substituted for experience.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
Veteran's Preference: If you are claiming 5-point or 10-point veteran's preference, you must submit documentation described below in "Required Documents."
Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, disabled veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces, VISTA volunteers, some Peace Corps employees and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for noncompetitive appointment. If you are eligible and would like to be considered for one of these noncompetitive appointments, applicable documentation that supports your eligibility must be submitted with your application package.
Ethics Requirement: Our Agency is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 U.S.C. 201-209) and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 C.F.R. part 2635). Additionally, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) or Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) within 30 days of your appointment date and on an annual basis thereafter.
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:
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire, which is available to preview here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10486070, along with submitting the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 05/13/2019.
Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.
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