Health Communications Specialist - Washington, United States - US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

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Description

Duties:


  • Provide consultation and technical assistance to internal and external groups concerning health communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies.
  • Gather data and develop products such as fact sheets, program briefings, Questions and Answers, program summaries, Web pages, and programinbriefs.
  • Provide advice, technical assistance and leadership in planning and developing communication and marketing priorities, campaigns, strategies, and practices for effective communication and marketing directed toward professional and lay audiences.
  • Liaise with highlevel officials at the Office, Agency, or Department level, as well as OMB/White House, also serving as a liaison to similarly placed executives of external organizations.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


Qualifications:


ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

  • Developing or modifying consumer-facing content and user experiences related to health communications programs;
    OR
  • Developing techniques or approaches to improve health communications;
    OR
  • Managing communication projects related to health care programs.


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.


Education:

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.


Additional information:


Bargaining Unit Position:
Yes - American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923.


Tour of Duty:
Flexible.


Recruitment/Relocation Incentive:
Not Authorized.


Financial Disclosure:
Not Required.


Workplace Flexibility at CMS:

This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement; however, CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in telework combined with alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion.

This position
_may_ be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Supervisory positions must report a minimum 2 times per week and non-Supervisory positions must report a minimum of 2 times per pay period.


  • Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.


How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

  • Best Qualified for those who are superior in the evaluation criteria
  • Well Qualified for those who excel in the evaluation criteria
  • Qualified for those who only meet the minimum qualification requirements
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Building Coalitions/Communications
  • Oral Communication
  • Research
  • Technical Competence
  • Written Communication
This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.

Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.


  • Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designe
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