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Communications Specialist
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 50 days ago
Hybrid Camp Springs, MD $122K – $158K Apply by Aug 5, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ESFJ Marketing
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Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an Communications Specialist, you will develop communication strategies that inform the FOD workforce and specialize in crafting communication plans and products.
What You'll Do
- →Responsible for technically proficient and strategic communications.
- →Responsible for the development of agency workforce communications and engagement that aligns with the United States Citizenship Immigration Services (USCIS) mission.
- →Provide technical expertise with internal communication strategy development, planning, and execution within Field Operations Directorate (FOD).
- →Ensure that messaging of communication campaigns to promote the agency’s mission and services, with targeted messaging based on workforce segments including agency leadership, is planned and executed on key agency priorities.
- →Manage and develop the clearance of materials associated with key communication campaigns by advocating for and coordinating material development.
- →Responsible for partnering with key managers across FOD regions, other program offices, and directorates to develop priority workforce communications.
- →Provide recommendations on potential internal communications solutions to ensure FOD is accurately informed of policy and operational changes.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S.
- ✓Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- ✓This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S.
- ✓Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
- ✓Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S.
- ✓Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring.
- ✓These authorities are subject to change.
- ✓Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
- ✓Common definitions for hiring terms found in this announcement.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
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