JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Public Affairs Specialist, GS- 1035-12 working in Hadley, Massachusetts for the R5-Assistant Regional Director-Office of Communications. This is a not-to-exceed one (1) year temporary promotion assignment. This temporary promotion may be extended without further competition; however, it may not exceed a total of five (5) years. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. MAJOR DUTIES: As a Public Affairs Specialist your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Develop and execute communication plans by considering such items as specific topics or aspects to emphasize, the most effective media to use in communicating with intended audiences, and the kind of information various groups want or need. Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communication plans and advise management if efforts should be discontinued, emphasis changed, or coverage expanded in improving intercommunication between organization and various audiences. Create and manage content across various digital platforms to effectively convey information concerning complex and controversial mission-critical programs and functions. Author news releases, public service announcements, presentations, feature articles and web-based multimedia products designed to convey complex information in a clear, accurate, interesting, and engaging manner to publics with varying levels of comprehension of agency programs and policies. Establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of individuals. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
