Duties Summary This position is part of the Division of External Affairs. As the Assistant Regional Director for this division, you will serve as the principle advisor and provide professional communications expertise and guidance as a member of the Regional Directorate during development of all regional
policies, programs, and decisions, ensuring that effective outreach and communication strategies are integral to the Service's operations in the region across all functions. Learn more about this agency ### Responsibilities • *Major Duties Of This Position:** • Analyze and advise the Regional Directorate on the perceptions and reactions to the public and their Congressional representatives to the Service's activities. • Actively participate in annual and long term Service planning for addressing the Service's mission in the region. • Oversee the development and execution of effective communications on regional Service policies, programs, and issues. • Develop strategies on controversial issues that routinely and regularly involve national policy. • Manages the region's relationship with local, national, and international news media, and develops, implements and evaluates strategies for interacting with news media in advancing the mission of the Service. • Exercises a full range of managerial authority. • Provides guidance, consultation, assistance, and training to field employees, project leaders, and information and education staff in carrying out activities and advises field staff on developing and using communication tools such as news releases, press conferences, and special events. ### Travel Required 50% or less - To fulfill the mission essential duties of this position. ##### Supervisory status Yes ##### Promotion Potential 15 • #### Job family (Series) 1035 Public Affairs • Requirements Help ## Requirements ### Conditions of Employment • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service • Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply) • Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period • Time-in-Grade requirements apply to status candidates • LMWFA or Public Land Corps eligibles may apply ### Qualifications Minimum Qualifications for GS-1035-15: Must possess 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS14 level in Federal service. Examples of specialized experience my include: Overseeing a public affairs program for an organization to highlight the mission and accomplishments of the agency or organization; planning, researching, coordinating and producing public affairs written and visual informational materials; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others, who may represent opposing views or conflicting interests; and analyzing conflicting information and data from a wide array of sources and develop recommendations and strategies that will achieve the organizations public affairs objectives. • *The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA),P.L. 114-47, allows certain individuals who currently or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures:** • *Current appointees:** • *Note: You must submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA.** • Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency. • Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND • Must have performed at an acceptable level. • *Former appointees:** • Must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency, • Must have served under 1 or more time limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; • Must apply for position within 2 years after separation, • Must have been separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND • Must have performed at an acceptable level • *Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority:** • *Note: You must provide a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Compliance Hiring Based for Public Land Corps Service.** (1) In order to be eligible for PLC non-competitive status, a former member of the PLC must provide documentation, as part of their application, verifying their eligibility and meet the following criteria: (a) Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC; (b) Applied to a vacancy announcement for which applications are being accepted from individuals with non-competitive status; (c) Meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification standards stated in the vacancy announcement for the position which you are applying; and (d) Completed his/her most recent Corps service, which provided him/her with a total of 640 hours, inclusive of 120 hours on a PLC project as defined in 16 USC 1723(d), within the last two (2) years. (2) Appointments must be effected within the two years requirement. (3) The two year time-frame cannot be extended. (4) Selectees will be subject to a probationary period. (5) This authority may be used for General Schedule and Federal Wage System positions. (6) Competitive service appointments may be made for temporary, term or permanent positions. ### Education • *PROOF OF EDUCATION:**All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s) and grade point average or class ranking. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts. • *PASS/FAIL COURSES:**If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. • *GRADUATE EDUCATION:**One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. • *FOREIGN EDUCATION:**If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html ### Additional information To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx • FWS has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of April 19, 2019; OR More than one position may be filled from applications received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area. A PCS Move is authorized as follows: travel and relocation expenses including reimbursable real estate expenses will be authorized in accordance with the Federal travel regulations excluding contractor-provided home sale. All moving expenses are taxable. Supervisory Probationary Period: If you have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, you will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position. • *If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate
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