Associate Director for Communications and Publishing - Reston, United States - US Geological Survey

US Geological Survey

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Reston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

The
Associate Director for Communications and Publishing leads the Office of Communications and Publishing at the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the Department of the Interior. The position reports to the Deputy Director for Administration and Policy.

The office is responsible for developing strategic communications on behalf of the entire organization targeted to a wide range of audiences including Congress, the media, non-government organizations, the Administration, other government agencies, the public, the scientific community and USGS employees.

Specific Duties

The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:

Provides executive direction and oversight to the program development, priority setting, and activities that assures strategic goals, directions, and communications are coordinated and managed to fully support and enhance public understanding and recognition of the USGS's science programs.
Oversees the USGS's web and social media presence including the internal communications program to further the management and strategic direction of the USGS's inhouse publishing division that produces peerreviewed scientific studies and associated products to the public and other government agencies.
Directs the planning and development of the strategic communications and outreach directions to integrate, streamline, and enhance the delivery of USGS science information through a broad range of communications programs and activities.
Develops, plans, and implements the full complement of the USGS communication strategies, practices, and initiatives to assure that the USGS mission of science information is effectively produced and delivered.
Serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and shares in the planning, direction, and management of the integrated science programs of the USGS including oversight and guidance for the collaborative communications and outreach programs to advance the general communication and understanding of the scientific program and research activities of the USGS.
Provides executivelevel representation for the USGS in all areas of external relations, including public information policies and programs and congressional and legislative activities, with Congress, Federal, state, and local governments, the communications and information communities in the private sector, academic institutions, and to customer and constituent groups.

Additionally, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:

Directing the work of an organizational unit;
Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policymaking, policy determining, or other executive functions.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship
Newly appointed SES members must serve a 1year probationary period
Public Financial Disclosure (OGE278 filing within 30 days is required)

Additional Information:

A background investigation is required for this position. It is not a prerequisite to apply, however, the selectee must possess the ability to obtain and maintain a background investigation with a
High-Risk as a condition of placement in this position.
Subject to approval by the Department of the Interior's Executive Resources Board.
Initial appointments to the career Senior Executive Service must have ECQs certified by an OPM's Qualifications Review Board prior to appointment and you will be required to serve a oneyear probationary period.
Within 30 days after selection, incumbent of this position will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report (SF278) and supplemental form, Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest (DI278).
OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications:

**Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's)
- *Required Documentation**The Office of Personnel Management has identified five executive core qualifications (ECQs). The ECQs define the competencies needed to build a federal corporate culture that drives for results, serves customers, and builds successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization. The ECQs are required for entry to the Senior Executive Service and are used by many departments and agencies in selection, performance management, and leadership developm