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- Serve as a subject-matter expert, providing technical advice and direction to a staff of public affairs specialists in day-to-day media relations work.
- Serve as the point-of-contact for news media at issues meetings, conferences, Congressional hearings, and other CMS-related events.
- Liaise with high-level 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.
- Serve as an advisor to the MRG Director, providing guidance and support to the Director on key mission-critical issues, initiatives, and agency functions in the areas of strategic communications and media relations.
- Research and defend policy and program issues and prepare and analyze position papers for use by the Director for congressional testimonies, meetings, and media engagement.
Public Affairs Specialist - Washington, United States - Department Of Health And Human Services
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Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Communications (OC), Media Relations Group (MRG).
As a Public Affairs Specialist (Media Advisor), GS , you will serve as a technical advisor who assists the Group Director and Deputy Directors with leading, directing, planning, and coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, and program integrity of CMS' media relations program.