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Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
This vacancy announcement is open exclusively to employees within the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of Communications (OCO). Applicants who are not part of OCO are not eligible, even if they are employed by DOI or OS. This is not a remote position and selectee will be required to report to a federal facility.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Office of Communications.
- →The official duty station will be negotiated upon selection.
- →At the full performance level GS-13 the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serve as deputy communications lead and national press secretary for the U.S.
- →Fish and Wildlife Service, providing strategic communications counsel on national priorities, emerging issues, and high-profile media matters.
- →Advise FWS and Department of the Interior leadership on communications strategy and reviews complex, sensitive, and high-visibility communications products for policy and messaging alignment.
- →Provide guidance and policy interpretation to communications professionals across the Service and serves as a key liaison with the DOI Office of Communications. - Supervises four regional communications team leads, fostering collaboration, consistency, and coordination between headquarters and regional communications operations.
- →Support crisis communications, rapid response efforts, and issues management related to controversial, sensitive, or nationally significant topics.
- →Work collaboratively with FWS communications leadership to strengthen coordination, improve processes, and advance best practices across the Service's communications programs Salary Information $106,437.00 to $138,370.00 Per Year **Pay rates vary depending on location and the salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S.
- →Pay tables found here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2026/general-schedule/ This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination.
- ✓You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
- ✓You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
- ✓Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
- ✓See http://www.sss.gov/.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 08b5ee1a-b964-4335-8cc5-7fc2763ff392
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