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The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Strategic Communications and Outreach Specialist. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY. This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Learn more about this agency03/01/2023 to 03/16/2023
$98,000 - $146,992 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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NoThe Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.
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Creates, edits and maintains a strategic plan for enhancing communications between the CIO and Senate community; oversees distribution of all CIO product and service-related communications. Develops, edits and oversees distribution of scheduled communications including community notices and the weekly CIO bulletin. Assists in developing materials and communicating policies and procedures in support of SAA initiatives; assists in defining the objectives of communications initiatives, ensuring that communications programs effectively and consistently describe and promote CIO products and services. Works directly with project teams to fully understand product and communication needs. Designs and implements marketing campaigns. Identifies new ways to increase community engagement. Plans and designs customer surveys and determines appropriate survey methods. Analyzes, summarizes and presents survey data, using tables, graphs, and fact sheets. Evaluates surveys and their underlying methods, and their performance to improve future surveys.
Work requires a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English or related field, and five to eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies, converting complex technical ideas into business terms or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the following knowledge, abilities and skills:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a remote environment and requires sitting and operating a computer for extended periods, with occasional standing, climbing, pulling and safely lifting up to 25 pounds. May occasionally work evenings or weekends if communication about time-sensitive problems or incidents is required.
None. For education requirements please see Minimum Qualifications.
The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAAHRMedical@saa.senate.gov with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and a reference check conducted.
You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation.
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.
https://sen.gov/J5NY All applicants must use the link above and follow instructions. DO NOT submit any paper application materials or resumes via U.S. Postal Mail or in person. All applicants MUST use the online employment application.
Qualified candidates will be contacted directly.
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The Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is the largest in size of staff and budget in the Senate. It is responsible for all Senate computers and technology support services, recording and photographic services, printing and graphics services, and telecommunications services. The SAA also provides assistance to all Senate offices with their staffing, mailing, purchasing, and financial needs. The offices of the SAA that are responsible for providing these and other services include Capitol Facilities, the Operations Division, Customer Relations, Financial Operations, Human Resources, and Information Security. The SAA also shares responsibility for the U.S. Capitol Police, the Senate Page Program, the Senate Office of Training and Development, and the Capitol Telephone Exchange. The Sergeant at Arms is an excepted service agency. Employment with the Sergeant at Arms does not confer the "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies.
