Summary

This position is located in the Office of Congressional Public Affairs (CPA), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). CPA is responsible for communicating information about MCC's activities, programs, and policies to the public, the private sector, the legislative branch, and other Federal agencies.

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-12/13, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4A/B which is generally equal to GS-12/13.

Duties

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• Provides technical assistance and support for communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media.
• Coordinates with Resident Country Mission, Millennium Challenge Account and Embassy public affairs officers on in-country activities.
• Participates in the development of communications and outreach plans and coordinates with relevant colleagues at headquarters and in the field
• Works with Resident Country Mission and Millennium Challenge Account staff on communications best practices, including media relations and event planning.
• Supports Resident Country Mission and Millennium Challenge Account communications staff in handling sensitive or controversial issues when needed.
• Coordinates and builds relationships with U.S. Embassy public affairs sections to promote MCC and ensure MCC messages are accurately communicated in-country, and align with U.S. Government public diplomacy efforts.
• Participates in the department's Communications College staff training, including management of agenda, training content and logistics.
• Assists in the review and clearance of MCA communications departments' proposed budgets and high- visibility collateral.
• Supports the overall efforts of the Public Affairs team as directed and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for pay band 4B applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4C (GS-11) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: assisting in in the development, planning, coordination and execution of closeout communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media; participating in the development of communications and outreach plans; and coordinating and building relationships with stakeholders to promote and ensure messages are accurately communicated and aligned with public diplomacy efforts. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

To qualify for pay band 4A applicants must meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 4B (GS-12) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, this experience is defined as: developing, planning, coordinating and executing closeout communications campaigns, including strategy, messaging, collateral (blogs, success stories, digital content, etc.), public engagement, stakeholder outreach, media relations and social media; developing communications and outreach plans; and coordinating and building relationships with stakeholders to promote and ensure messages are accurately communicated and aligned with public diplomacy efforts. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of experience equivalent to pay band 4C or GS-11 to be eligible for pay band 4B.You must have one year of experience equivalent to pay band 4B or GS-12 to be eligible for pay band 4A.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

.A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/.

Additional information

• RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. "The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position."
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.
• Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
• The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
• If you are eligible for CTAPICTAP, you must provide a copy of your latest performance appraisal including your official rating.
• If you are eligible for CTAP/ICTAP, you may apply for a vacancy at or below the grade level you are being (or have been) separated from that does not have greater promotion potential than your last position. You can apply for jobs at higher grades or with greater promotion potential, but you will not receive selection priority for those jobs. You must provide proof of eligibility for the higher grade( SF-50).
• Selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
• PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
• Applicants must include their own examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified.
• Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450).
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary/trial period.
• Government Travel Card - You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.

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