SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Citrus Heights, California, Atlanta, Georgia

Salary Range: $112556 - $153382 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST for US Small Business Administration, Field Operations Center East - FOCE in Atlanta, Georgia OR Field Operations Center West - FOCW in Citrus Heights, California. This position provides first level supervision to the Public Affairs staff and act as an advisor to the Public Affairs Manager.

Major Duties:

• As a SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST at theGS-1035-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Provide leadership support to the Public Affairs Manager to ensure effective planning, operation, and evaluation of an active well-balanced public affairs program for DR&R's internal and external customers (media, the public, business, and civic organizations, etc.) and Federal, state, and local government offices concerning the SBA Disaster Assistance Program. Ensure that the Center's plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, and work plans. Plan and produce digital and social media web content projects for publication and dissemination through multiple channels. Creates scripts, digital tiles, and videos, utilizing SBA disaster loan program material for social media promotion. Acts as a spokesperson for DR&R and supports the Center Director and Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist with making public appearances, preparing presentations, talking points or speeches as necessary. Answer media questions and respond to requests for interviews and written information. Proactively seeks opportunities to tell newspapers, radio, and television reporters about the SBA Disaster Program. This position is also being announced under Merit Promotion Procedures, click the MP-26-FOCE/W-12886318 to apply in order to receive consideration as a status candidate. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.

Qualifications: Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level. GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Implement organizational mission, team strategies, goals, and work plans; AND Assess and lead a diverse team, establish work assignments, and manage workload balance; AND Explain an organization's programs, policies, and procedures (1) either to the public as a member of the media (print, radio and/or television), or (2) to the media (print, radio and/or television) as a representative of an organization. (e.g., Media experience must have communicated directly to the public by written or broadcast reporting; AND Oversee and monitor a social media engagement program to include the management and/or use of social media platforms, the posting of content, AND Create engaging content using video editing software. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Public Affairs Series 1035 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 03/04/2026.

How to Apply: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions will affect your rating. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your rating may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: 1. To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. 3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. 4. After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you both on screen and via email notification. 5. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements 6. Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found on the Additional Application Information page that can be located in the application record in your USAJOBS account. To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account at https://www.usajobs.gov/ All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/

Application Deadline: 2026-03-04