Job Description
Public Affairs Specialist
Small Business Administration
Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center West (FOCW)
Summary
You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center West - FOCW in Citrus Heights, California. This position provides information to ODR&R's internal and external customers (media, the public, business and civic organization, etc.) and appropriate government offices at the Federal, state and local levels concerning the SBA Disaster Recovery Program.
Duties
As a Public Affairs Specialist at the GS-1035-12, some of your typical work assignments may include:
Plans, organizes, and prepares press releases, photos, flyers, presentation. Coordinates and evaluates written and oral DR&R communications directed to specific targeted audiences within the public, the media or government, according to guidelines established by the SBA Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) and the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA).
Keeps abreast of legislative, regulatory, and programmatic changes, their impact on the disaster loan program and any repercussions on loan applicants or recipients. Serves as a disaster program information link to members of Congress and their offices, and
state and local public and elected officials.
Writes and edits correspondence for DR&R Center management addressed to public officials and private organizations about individual loan cases or general disaster program information; provides explanations and written materials. Responses to Congressional inquiries and ensures consistent and timely responses within a 14-day timeframe.
Participates in the development and coordination of social media campaigns. Takes part in the planning, building and implementation of social media strategy. Researches, writes, and edits content for external audiences in a variety of formats, including blogs, success stories, campaign messaging, scripts, digital tiles, videos, and SBA disaster loan program material for social media promotion.
Performs a variety of production and administrative tasks associated with digital and social media and web content projects. Prepares materials and other assets for dissemination on the Agency website and social media sites. Proactively plans for publication and dissemination of information through multiple channels. Implements media outreach and engagement strategies that include developing digital campaigns which support agency events, SBA programs and services and outreach.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
The salary range above reflects the employee's base salary. Locality Pay will be added based on the location of the employee's residence.
Your primary residence is considered your official duty station.
The Term Appointment does not confer competitive status, reinstatement rights, or eligibility for non-competitive conversion to a permanent job to the individual(s) selected. You may be promoted or reassigned to another term position within SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance; however, you may not be non-competitively appointed to another Federal position. You will be given an initial Term Appointment lasting more than 1 year, but not more than 4 years. If all other conditions of employment are met, this appointment may be extended, up to a total of four (4) years in increments determined by SBA.
If selected, employees work on an intermittent (on-call) work schedule. This means that employees are in a pay and duty status only when activated to respond to workload needs, especially in response to heightened disaster activity. When no longer needed, employees return to a non-pay status until the next event necessitates additional staff.
However, depending on the workload and/or level of disaster activity, your work schedule may be changed to full-time. Subsequently, if the workload decreases, your work schedule may be changed back to intermittent.
Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required while on assignment (up to seven days a week and twelve to fourteen hours a day).
A valid driver's license may be required.
This position is not included in a bargaining unit.
TRAVEL STATEMENT- You may be required to travel to a disaster site during increased disaster activity for extended periods with little or no advanced notice. If so, you may encounter hazardous working and/or living conditions; i.e., no water or electricity and/or minimal lodging facilities. Travel expenses are compensated based on SBA policy and Federal regulations.