Smithsonian Institution Hiring for Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing) at Washington, United States Full Time

Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located at the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL), Smithsonian Institution (SI). NMAL is a national museum dedicated to enriching the appreciation of America’s Latino heritage and empowering Latino American communities in their sense of inclusion with the national culture. Responsibilities The Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing) is responsible for leading NMAL’s communications and marketing activities. In this position, you will: Plan and coordinate NMAL’s Public Affairs program. Use news media, web-based and social media products, and other communication channels to report, explain, and interpret NMAL activities to the public. Manage creative team, oversee design concepts, market research, and target results. Supervise and assign work to subordinate staff. Monitor museum activities and manage staff, contractors, and teams assembled for special projects. Share knowledge and techniques, demonstrate and encourage teamwork. Contribute expertise for the development of exhibitions, public programs, digital projects, and physical building. Serve as technical point of contact for contracts, assist the contracting officer’s representative to negotiate, prepare, and manage service agreements with external vendors and consultants. Requirements Conditions of Employment Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation May need to complete a Probationary Period Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service. Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website. Please Note: This position requires fluency in written and spoken Spanish. Qualifications Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing communications and public affairs for a museum or a cultural institution to include media relations, brand management, social media, internal communications, crisis communications and issues management; providing direction and management over organizational staff; and overseeing projects and collaborating with various departments within the organization. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Please Note: In addition to the specialized experience listed above, this position requires fluency in written and spoken Spanish. Applicants must provide a writing sample. Failure to submit the writing sample will result in loss of consideration. All applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will receive a final rating within one of three category groups based on one or more stages of evaluation which measure job-related criteria: Best Category

• Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above. Better Category
• Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above. Good Category
• Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree. This category rating process does not add veterans’ preference points, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. The Hiring Manager may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no veteran in that category is passed over to select a non-veteran in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Veterans who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position. Education There are no basic education requirements for this position. Additional Information This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.