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Public Information Officer
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Public Information Officer position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Office of Public Affairs (OPA). OPA provides a wide range of communication services for judges, court staff, and the AO, and serves as the liaison between the judiciary and the news media. The OPA's core programs are media relations, web and social media services, video production services, and community and educational outreach.
What You'll Do
- →The Administrative Office of the U.S.
- →Courts, Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is seeking a self-motivated and experienced Public Information Officer to join its team.
- →OPA is the central point of contact for public information and communications.
- →OPA carries out a public information and communications program with the federal judiciary, the media, the public, other branches of government, and organizations and institutions.
- →The Public Information Officer will serve as a senior member of the OPA team and collaborates with the Public Affairs Officer and other public affairs staff to develop and implement communications strategies; manage key internal and external communications initiatives; and execute core OPA mission objectives.
- →This position reports to the Communications and Public Affairs Officer.
- →The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Assisting in managing and supervising the daily operations of OPA.
- →Serving as a primary liaison between the judiciary and the media.
- →Collaborating with the Public Affairs Officer and other public affairs staff to develop and execute the national communications strategy for the judiciary.
- →Responding to complex media and public inquiries and providing assistance and guidance to judicial and AO staff on communication issues.
- →Serving as the official spokesperson on behalf of the judiciary for written and oral communications with the news media.
- →Drafting and assisting in formulating information release guidance and policies; and implementing information release guidance and policies.
- →Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with key management officials internal and external to the judiciary.
- →Researching, writing, and editing news and feature articles and press releases for the judiciary's external and internal websites.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification.
- ✓Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
- ✓Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO.
- ✓If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation.
- ✓Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/.
- ✓For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
- ✓All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
- ✓New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- ✓All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
- ✓You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor.
- ✓Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
- ✓If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
- ✓This position does not require education to qualify.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ae3069b5-77ca-4119-8299-5ef954cf2e7d
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