Communications Engagement Specialist

7 days ago

Washington, United States U.S. Department of Justice Full time

Summary

This position serves as Communications Engagement Specialist in the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Operations Office, Communications and Governmental Affairs. This position is responsible for engaging with a variety of key BJA stakeholders using outreach strategies and tactics that include regular liaison, distribution of BJA resources, materials and information, public events and targeted campaigns.

This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Individuals with disabilities

Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

Military spouses

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Veterans

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

Clarification from the agency

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Applicants will be considered under Delegated Examining and/or Merit Promotion procedures based upon eligibility.

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Duties

Serves as a Communications Engagement Specialist in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Operations Division;
Develops, writes, edits, and regularly updates communications materials that facilitate and support the establishment and maintenance of positive relationships with BJA's key stakeholders, including state, local and tribal governments, agencies and community-based organizations; training and technical assistance providers; current grantees and prospective applicants; and key interest groups like - but not limited to - courts, corrections, law enforcement, mental health practitioners, researchers, criminal justice executives and policy makers. Collaborates with writer/editors to ensure message consistency, avoid redundancies, tailor materials to a variety of audiences and identify gaps in available resources;
Develops and implements, with input from supervisor and BJA executive leadership, BJA's stakeholder communications and outreach strategy. Builds relationships and trust with the communications staff at key stakeholder organizations. Serves as communications expert to BJA leadership and staff regarding dissemination of BJA program information and fosters interaction among BJA leadership, staff, and key stakeholders in the criminal justice field. Identifies underserved and underrepresented key audiences;
Prepares briefing packets, stakeholder messaging, speeches, talking points, slide decks and other communications materials and resources to support BJA executive leadership and program staff in their interactions with and presentations to the criminal justice field. Writes letters, memoranda, and reports related to official inquiries and public requests from key stakeholder groups that require knowledge of public information procedures and techniques, and familiarity with OJP and BJA policies, programs, and practices. Liaises with other OJP offices' staff to research, develop and/or gather information that is responsive to external requests from lawmakers, media and state, local and tribal governments;
Identifies, plans, writes, edits, gathers, and prepares resources and materials for BJA sponsored and external conferences, events, and stakeholder and grantee meetings. Provides on-site and post-event communications support.

**Requirements**:
Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship required.
Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
Pre-employment drug testing required.
1-year probationary period may be required.
Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
**Security Requirements**: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk

**Qualifications**:
**Specialized Experience**:
Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

**Examples of specialized experience include**:
Developing, implementing, and evaluating a stakeholder communications and outreach strategy that built and maintained positive relationships with a variety of external stakeholder audiences;
Collaborating internally across teams to gather information, coordinate messaging, and respond to incoming requests;
Preparing leadership-level briefing packets, stakeholder messaging, speeches, talking points, slide decks, and other communications resources;
Evaluating the effectiveness of s

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