Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (Manager)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Public Affairs (Manager) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center East (FOCE) in Atlanta, GA or Field Operations Center West (FOCW) Citrus, Heights.

This position provides first level supervision to the Supervisor Public Affairs Supervisor and manages the Public Affairs department.

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below.

Experience: To receive credit, you should indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer.

Average work hours should be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement if not otherwise verifiable.

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-14: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-13 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: Employ both print and electronic media, along with social media platforms, to effectively convey the agency or organization's mission across the government or private sector.

AND Develop press releases, fact sheets, speeches, or other materials to effectively communicate goals to audiences and stakeholders.

AND Implement organizational mission, team strategies, goals, and work plans.

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 website: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 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 02/24/2026. Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist (Manager) at the GS- 1035- 14, some of your typical work assignments may include: Serve as the first level supervisor to the Public Affairs staff.

Ensure that the Center's plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team. Plan the work to be accomplished by subordinates.

Plan and produce digital and social media web content projects for publication and dissemination through multiple channels.

Provide information in the form of press releases, formal and informal presentations at public gatherings, private meetings, responses to Congressional inquiries, public service announcements, and other written and oral communications.

Serve as the adviser to field personnel on media and governmental (Congressional, Federal, state, and local) contacts.

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.

Communicates the Agency's programs and objectives and ongoing activities related to disaster declarations with all levels of management and Congressional officials.

This position is also being announced under Delegated Examining Procedures, open to the general public, announcement # MP-26-FOCE/W-12854611 you will need to apply in order to receive consideration.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.