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The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) maintains facilities and personnel in 10 countries. The incumbent serves as Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist and Deputy to the Director of Public Affairs.
Primary purpose of the position is to ensure proper and cohesive overall operations of the Public Affairs Office (PAO), with special emphasis on providing guidance in and exercising responsibility for: public affairs planning, budget, personnel management and professional development.
07/11/2023 to 07/25/2023
$132,368 - $172,075 per year
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
Yes
No
DE-12041072-2023-MW
736118800
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Applications may be accepted from Public; Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
The incumbent serves as Deputy to the Director of Public Affairs, sharing fully in the duties and responsibilities for overseeing public affairs operations for ABMC worldwide. The primary purpose of the position is to ensure ABMC has an integrated and comprehensive public affairs program, with special emphasis on providing guidance in, and exercising responsibility for: public affairs planning; budget planning, execution and management; personnel management and professional development.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Educational Substitution is not allowed for this series/grade level.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: In accordance with VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-56),Current military members may apply by submitting a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain: (1) your rank; (2) dates of active duty service; (3) type of discharge and projected character of service (i.e. honorable); (4) projected Veteran's preference, if applicable; (5) date terminal leave begins, if applicable; (6) date of expected discharge or release that is within 120 days of your employment application submission; and (7) signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. If selected, your qualifying separation, veteran's preference, and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active-duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found to have an incomplete application. Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if on terminal leave.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
These are not Bargaining Unit positions.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and ABMC policy using category rating. Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of two or three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) or competencies:
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To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
Once your online application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation notification by email that your application was received. Your application will be evaluated as outlined above and if you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Selecting officials may choose any appropriate competitive, non-competitive or alternative candidate under Federal regulations and Agency Merit Promotion policy. Interviews may be conducted individually, by panel, by third party, teleconference, video teleconference, or in person. Selecting officials have the option to interview any, all or none of the referred candidates. Management has the right to fill or not a fill this vacancy, as well as to cancel and re-announce as appropriate.
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