Director, COLAD - PBGC

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's, Office of Policy & External Affairs (OPEA), Communications, Outreach, & Legislative Affairs Department (COLAD).

All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date.

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the private sector directing the formulation, development, execution, and evaluation of communications, media relations, legislative, and policy matters for an organization in the retirement, insurance, or financial sector.

Examples may include: Serving in a communications or legislative affairs role in a government or regulatory agency, a trade or advocacy organization in the pensions or financial services area, as a staff member on one of PBGC's Committees of Jurisdiction (Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Senate Finance Committee, Committee on Education & the Workforce, House Committee on Ways and Means) preparing and communicating retirement or financial policy papers; communicating complex retirement or financial policy information to Congress or stakeholders; and overseeing a communications program related to retirement or financial policy.

Knowledge of ERISA is highly desirable.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: In order to be eligible for this position, all current Federal employees must provide proof of meeting the time-in-grade requirement (i.e., at least 52 weeks of experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service).

This information must be in both your resume and on an SF-50. Those who do not provide proof of having met the time-in-grade requirement will be deemed ineligible for this position. Major Duties:

The candidate selected for this position will: Direct PBGC communications with the public, pension plan participants, businesses that sponsor pension plans, and stakeholder groups representing labor, pension practitioners, and retiree organizations.

Lead outreach to congressional staff and key congressional leadership and committees, development of information and briefing materials on PBGC's insurance programs and translating complex retirement policy issues for a broad audience.

Direct the planning, execution, and evaluation of PBGC's external and internal communications activities, legislative outreach, and publications related to PBGC's mission under ERISA and its insurance program operations.

Oversee PBGC's public information and media relations including press releases, reports to Congress and other publications, audio-visual, print, new media, and graphics, web-content, in-house and external publications, etc.

ensuring alignment with PBGC strategic goals and consistency with administration communication strategies.

Carry out the full range of management and program duties and oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of programs including but not limited to supervision of employees, oversight of budget formulation/planning, management plans, reports of work performed, and resources expended.