Summary
This position is located at Departmental Offices, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence - Intelligence Analysis. As a Visual Information Specialist, you will primarily support OIA's Assistant Secretary and front office's data visualization and graphic design needs. Secondary duties will include supporting analytic products.
Duties
Pursuant to 50 USC 3024 (v), and with concurrence and consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, this position is being established in the excepted service as an element of the Intelligence Community within the Department of the Treasury.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-14. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
As a Visual Information Specialist, you will:
- Work closely with OIA Intelligence Research Specialists to develop visual analytic solutions through analysis of complex quantitative data sets to illustrate patterns, relationships, trends, comparisons, exceptions and to illustrate analysis of abstract ideas.
- Formulate and implement communication policies and procedures based on interactions with IC elements, committees and working groups that bring OIA communications into alignment with IC best practices.
- Align and maintain all OIA branding in print and web media through identifying current and future web content needs.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Key Requirements:
- Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
- A two-year trial period may be required.
- Must have, or be able to obtain and maintain, a Top Secret security clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
- Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
- Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Specialized Experience for the GS-14 is one year (52 weeks) of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent, which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
-Managing all aspects of producing visual information for print and online uses, including the design, creation, and preparation of support visuals, infographics, charts, graphs, maps, process charts, illustrations, page layouts, and related content; AND
-Planning, coordinating and managing the preparation and use of various kinds of visuals for use in communicating visual information in an Intelligence Community (IC) environment; AND
-Managing information design, communication and graphic design principles, using current versions of Adobe Creative Suite to develop print media and interactive web-based visuals; AND
-Demonstrated experience coordinating priorities, addressing customer concerns and managing the day to day operations of visual analysis/production/information design.
Specialized Experience for the GS-13 is one year (52 weeks) of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent, which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Coordinating aspects of producing visual information for print and online uses, including the design, creation, and preparation of support visuals, infographics, charts, graphs, maps, process charts, illustrations, page layouts, and related content with minimal supervision; AND
- Coordinating the preparation and use of various kinds of visuals for use in communicating information; AND
-Applying information design and graphic design principles, using current versions of Adobe applications to create print media visuals and interactive web-based visuals; AND
-Providing guidance, advice and recommendations to end users on visual information services.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:Customer Service and Technical
Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.
Although the veteran's preference requirements of Title 5 do not apply to this Title 50 appointment authority, it is OIA's policy that meeting the "veterans' preference" criteria ("preference-eligible") shall be considered a positive factor in OIA's selection process. In all cases, preference-eligibles on the certificate(s) will be considered. However, preference-eligibles do not "float" to the top of the list of referred candidates nor have extra points added to any numerical score, and selection of a non-preference-eligible does not require "passover" procedures.Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.
Required Documents
A complete application includes:
1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.)
- Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, your resume will still be accepted, however only the first 5 pages will be reviewed and considered for qualifications and eligibility determination in whether or not the minimum qualifications for the position have been met.
- To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume.
- It is suggested that you preview the online assessment questionnaire, to ensure that your resume thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.
- For resume writing guidance, please visit .
3. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
- VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.