Public Affairs Specialist (Media Advisor)

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Communications (OC), Media Relations Group (MRG).

As a Public Affairs Specialist (Media Advisor), GS-1035-14, you will serves as a technical advisor who assists the Group Director and Deputy Director with leading, directing, planning, and coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, and program integrity of CMS' media relations program.

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Duties

Serves as a subject-matter expert, providing technical advice and direction to a staff of public affairs specialists in day-to-day media relations work.
Serve as the point-of-contact for news media at issues meetings, conferences, Congressional hearings, and other CMS-related events.
Liaise with high-level officials at the Office, Agency, or Department level, as well as OMB/White House, also serving as a liaison to similarly placed executives of external organizations.
Serves as an advisor to the MRG Director, providing guidance and support to the Director on key mission-critical issues, initiatives, and agency functions in the areas of strategic communications and media relations.
Researches and defends policy and program issues and prepares and analyzes position papers for use by the Director for congressional testimonies, meetings.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.