Public Affairs Specialist
If you are selected for this position you will lead NIST Boulder community relations, STEM education, campus tours and other outreach efforts, including advising agency managers on strategies, messaging, and employee engagement, and other stakeholder communications to meet agency goals; writing, editing, video scriptwriting, and posting of internal and external web content; and serve as the NIST Boulder primary point of contact for emergency communications. You will be responsible for supervising the Boulder Public Affairs Office Manager and serve as the team lead for the 5 member PAO staff in Boulder. The position includes performing a full range of supervisory responsibilities, such as performance appraisals, leave administration, and EEO, for 1 employee. TO QUALIFY, you must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the ZA-III level (GS-13 equivalent). Specialized experience is defined as experience in original writing and in editing the work of others that communicates science/technical research topics in lay language to non-technical audiences such as an organization's employees or external stakeholders. (This experience should include communication using a variety of different formats such as websites, videos, speeches, emails, and digital signage). Selective Factor:
IN ADDITION to the specialized experience, at the time of application, you must provide two personally created writing samples and one example of editing the work of others with track changes that use journalistic lay language to describe the key conclusions of complex research in physics, chemistry, biology, computer science or another science and technology field. 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. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains Federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the OPM website located at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Applicants may request reconsideration of their qualifications determination within three business days from the date their applicant status was changed. Applicants should email the Agency Contact listed in this vacancy announcement with their written request listing the announcement number; explaining why the original determination was improper; what factors were not considered; and, should provide any other pertinent information that would enable reevaluation.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
IN ADDITION to the specialized experience, at the time of application, you must provide two personally created writing samples and one example of editing the work of others with track changes that use journalistic lay language to describe the key conclusions of complex research in physics, chemistry, biology, computer science or another science and technology field. 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. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains Federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the OPM website located at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Applicants may request reconsideration of their qualifications determination within three business days from the date their applicant status was changed. Applicants should email the Agency Contact listed in this vacancy announcement with their written request listing the announcement number; explaining why the original determination was improper; what factors were not considered; and, should provide any other pertinent information that would enable reevaluation.
- Department:
1035 Public Affairs - Salary Range:
$118,202 to $153,659 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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