Total 8 PR / Media / Communications job vacancies in Columbia, South Carolina

• Plans, establishes and implements workflow methods, makes recommendations on current practices and procedures, and advises subordinates on the implementation of new and improved procedures.
• Assess the needs of subordinates' access to automated data systems, i.e., Oracle, PROBE and WebTA.
• Conducts walk-thru’s of all work areas, during the course of an eight-hour shift at a minimum
• Provides contract oversight as the Contract Officer Representative (COR) or through the assigned COR
• Establishes work flow and methods, overall goals, and standards to meet and support the mission of GPO.

As an Information Technology Specialist (SYSADMIN), you will:

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for new enterprise wide infrastructure deployments in the Microsoft Windows infrastructure including Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Physical and Virtual Servers, HyperVisors, networking, data management (backup/restore) and Storage Area Networks.
• Design and develop prototypes, evaluate new infrastructure systems, and plans and develop the deployment approach for the system integration, operation, and management of large scale implementations of high-level and/or wide-spread systems that constitute new enterprise-class systems.
• Coordinate and perform the design and implementation of new IT systems and expansions or modifications to existing systems, including the implementation of various system configurations.
• Work closely with the project management team and track the status of IT system design projects through the planning, development, modification, maintenance, and evaluation phases of the project.
• Ensure proper configuration and operation of component systems and the overall IT architecture.

As an Information Technology Specialist (SYSADMIN), you will:

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for new enterprise wide infrastructure deployments in the Microsoft Windows infrastructure including Active Directory, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Physical and Virtual Servers, HyperVisors, networking, data management (backup/restore) and Storage Area Networks.
• Design and develop prototypes, evaluate new infrastructure systems, and plans and develop the deployment approach for the system integration, operation, and management of large scale implementations of high-level and/or wide-spread systems that constitute new enterprise-class systems.
• Coordinate and perform the design and implementation of new IT systems and expansions or modifications to existing systems, including the implementation of various system configurations.
• Work closely with the project management team and track the status of IT system design projects through the planning, development, modification, maintenance, and evaluation phases of the project.
• Ensure proper configuration and operation of component systems and the overall IT architecture.

As a Supervisory Contract Specialist (Chief Procurement Officer), you will:

• Designate and provide re-delegation of authority to qualified subordinate contracting officers including the establishment of monetary limitation and signatory authority as is considered appropriate.
• Through subordinate supervisors, direct the development of Bureau wide policies, procedures and guidelines, and bulletins for procurement programs to provide direction for all personnel in conducting purchasing and contracting functions effectively and promotes economic efficiency.
• Address procurement operating guidelines via periodic meetings with Bureau procurement personnel and review and appraise operations through improvement of Bureau procurement operations.
• Function as the Bureau's chief liaison official with the Office of the Procurement Executive (OPE), Treasury Department - reviewing draft Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR) and other proposed regulations and statutes and developing and presenting the Bureau's position on each, which is forwarded to OPE for inclusion in the Treasury Department's composite response.
• Serve as principal technical consultant to the Director, Deputy Directors, and Associate Directors on all procurement matters - providing advice to other Bureau officials and to the Bureau procurement staff, especially in the more complex aspects of contract formulation, contract administration, terminations, disputes, and protests.

As a Supervisory Accountant (Manager, Internal Review Division), you will:

• Plan, direct, and coordinate the functions and activities of Senior Systems Accountants, and Systems Accountants in directing and managing a wide range of activities designed to assess the adequacy of the BEP's systems of internal control.
• Establish goals, objectives, and plans for the Division staff, determine priorities, plan the work to be carried out and ascertains resources needed for the accomplishment of the work.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive accountability internal review program for all securities manufactured and stored in the Washington, DC Facility.
• Carry out all other responsibilities typical of first and second level supervisors in the Bureau, including those related to the implementation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program, measurement of contractor performance, identification of developmental and training needs, assurance of equity of performance standards and rating techniques and recommendation of classifications, promotions, and awards.

As a Supervisory Accountant (Manager, Internal Review Division), you will:

• Plan, direct, and coordinate the functions and activities of Senior Systems Accountants, and Systems Accountants in directing and managing a wide range of activities designed to assess the adequacy of the BEP's systems of internal control.
• Establish goals, objectives, and plans for the Division staff, determine priorities, plan the work to be carried out and ascertains resources needed for the accomplishment of the work.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive accountability internal review program for all securities manufactured and stored in the Washington, DC Facility.
• Carry out all other responsibilities typical of first and second level supervisors in the Bureau, including those related to the implementation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program, measurement of contractor performance, identification of developmental and training needs, assurance of equity of performance standards and rating techniques and recommendation of classifications, promotions, and awards.

As a Supervisory International Broadcaster (Khmer), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates consummate leadership ability with an emphasis on building large teams and managing them.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, prepare schedules for completion of work, and assign work.
• Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank.
• Evaluates subordinate supervisors and serves as the reviewing official on evaluations of nonsupervisory employee rated by subordinate supervisors.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Local Hire (Media Relations Specialist) position, you will serve as a FEMA spokesperson to delivery disaster information to media outlets.

Typical assignments include:

• Creating media lists and facilitating contact with media representatives.
• Delivering disaster information including: press releases, fact sheets, background papers, and public service announcements.
• Serving as a FEMA spokesperson for field radio, TV, and print interviews.
• Responding to media inquiries and reporting potential media issues including inaccuracy, rumor control, and trending topics.

What else do I need to know?

This announcement is for a position as a FEMA Local Hire. Local Hire employees help FEMA respond to, recover from and mitigate hazards by performing a variety of emergency management functions which are not limited to disaster survivor assistance, conducting and verifying damage assessments, and providing administrative, financial and logistical support.

Local Hires are Temporary Positions. The Local Hire Program is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature. A local hire's term of employment is 120 days. Local Hire appointments may be extended, in 120-day increments, based on the needs of the disaster.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflect the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people it serves. To learn about the ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.