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Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include: Experience with strategic communication planning; Experience with oral presentations and conducting meetings to obtain customer input on program issues and developing solutions; Applying a variety of approaches to communication programs and developing effective messaging and communication products; Experience problem-solving and making decisions; Analyzing and developing recommendations from a wide array of conflicting and divergent information to assist program officials in achieving the communication objectives of their programs; Using AP Style and IRS Style writing principles.

GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include: Experience with strategic communication planning methods and techniques to be able to function as the technical authority to plan, develop, coordinate and apply effective programs and enhance understanding; Making oral presentations and conducting meetings to obtain customer input on program issues and developing mutually agreed upon resolutions; Experience with development and dissemination of communication materials; Applying a variety of approaches to help others to meet their business objectives through effective communication programs; Developing and maintaining effective working relationships to enhance communication and dissemination of information and in analyzing and developing recommendations from a wide array of conflicting and divergent information to assist program officials in achieving the communication objectives of their programs; Using AP Style and IRS Style writing principles.

AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

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