Bilingual Communications Specialist

Link to announcement:
http://jobview. usajobs.gov/ getjob.aspx? JobID=83052323& sort=rv&vw= d&brd=3876& ss=0&FedEmp= N&FedPub= Y&q=HHS%2fNIH- 2009-2660& AVSDM=2009- 08-31+00% 3a03%3a00& rc=9&TabNum= 1

SALARY RANGE: 86,927.00 - 113,007.00 USD

OPEN PERIOD: *Monday, August 31, 2009 to Tuesday, September 15, 2009*

SERIES & GRADE: GS-1001-13/13

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-time Permanent

1 vacancy - Rockville, MD

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: This vacancy is open to all U.S. citizens.

Bilingual Communications Specialist - NCI - CR - DE

Additional Duty Location Info: 1 vacancy - Rockville, MD

*MAJOR DUTIES: *

If selected for this position, you will perform the following

duties:

Serve as program manager with responsibility for coordinating the majority
of OCE's Spanish-language activities, including Cancer.gov en espanol,
writing/translating information for health professionals

and patients (Web-based and print), and e-mail responses; work with the CPB
Chief, the OCCM Associate Director, and the OCE Associate Director for
Multicultural and International Communications in

setting priorities and establishing policies covering all Spanish-language
translation, adaptation, and general content needs, to ensure the
information produced is of the highest quality; work with the OCE management
team to develop and direct short-range and long-range multicultural
communications plans with a particular

focus on minority outreach efforts; and monitor and track issues and themes
relevant to multicultural populations and work with OCE offices to consider
such in the creation of cancer information materials or responses to
cancer-related concerns.

*QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: *

In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must
possess the following:

One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next

lower grade level (GS-12)in the field comparable in difficulty and

responsibility to qualify for the GS-13 grade level.

Specialized experience is paid or unpaid experience that has

equipped you with the knowledges, skills and abilities, to perform

the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to

the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable,

specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the

next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the

occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience at the GS-12 level include:

In-depth knowledge of methods and processes of traditional and non-

traditional multicultural outreach programs; mastery of the English

language as well as Spanish to translate and review an array of

highly technical scientific and medical materials; expert knowledge

of the methods of written and oral communications and the production

of written materials needed to create products such as background,

articles, news releases, brochures, scripts for video and audio

releases, and Web tutorials that synthesize complex medical

information for use by professionals, the public, patients, and the

media; and editorial skills to revise, edit, and adapt materials

created for a specific audience for use in other communications

projects.

Selective Factor: In order to meet minimum qualification

requirements you must demonstrate possession of the following

selective factor of this position:

-Experience communicating health-related information in Spanish.

You must meet citizenship and all other qualification requirements

by the closing date of this announcement.

All male citizens of the United States born after December 31, 1959,

must be registered for the Selective Service to be eligible for

Federal employment. For more information about registering with the

Selective Service visit:

www.sss.gov.

This position is subject to a background investigation.

*HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED: *

Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating

and Selection procedures. Category rating combines the applicant's

total qualifying experience and education/training into a single

quality category. If you meet the basic qualification requirements,

we will further evaluate your entire application package to determine

the quality and extent of your experience, education, training, etc.,

for placement in one of the following categories:

1) Best Qualified - Meets the Minimum Qualification Requirements and

excels in most requirements of the position;

2) Well Qualified - Meets the Minimum Qualification Requirements and

meets most requirements of the position;

3) Qualified - Meets the Minimum Qualification Requirements, but does

not possess the relevant competencies to a substantive degree.

The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points

or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by

placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category.

A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality

category (Best Qualified) provided no preference eligible in that

category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that

category unless approval has been granted.