PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Department of State Headquarters; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of State Headquarters, located in Washington, DC, invites applications for a Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (IO/PCA), Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO). The role supports USG multilateral foreign policy objectives through developmental public affairs, media relations, stakeholder outreach, and digital communications.

At the GS-09/GS-11 level, duties scale with the assignment, with opportunities to contribute across PA

Qualifications

• Education combined with experience may meet total qualification requirements.
• Foreign education may be used if evidence shows equivalence to U.S. education.
• Education hours guidance provided in the vacancy announcement.

Education

Graduate education substitution for experience as described in vacancy

Evidence for foreign education acceptable per rules

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Department of State Headquarters
• Department: Department of State
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The position is located in the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (IO/PCA), Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO). The position serves as a Public Affairs Specialist responsible for performing developmental Public Affairs (PA), media relations, stakeholder outreach, and digital communications assignments that support US Government (USG) multilateral foreign policy objectives.

Key Responsibilities

At the GS-09 & GS-11 level, the incumbent performs duties as outlined below; however, the scope and complexity of assignments are of less responsibility and independence.

Requirements & Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements.

Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study). The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full time year) must total at least 100%.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Department of State Headquarters, Department of State.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70623 – $133142/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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