Communications Specialist

Responsibilities

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
• Major duties and responsibilities include: Responsible for identifying venues/activities/entities throughout the Massachusetts and New England areas where Service Members and Veterans of Post 9/11 can be introduced to the study and be screened for inclusion/exclusion as human research participants
• Developing recruitment strategies with the TRACTS Principal Investigators to plan - develop - and implement human subject recruitment that complies with existing governing regulations and guidelines
• Maintaining transactional tracking database and overseeing data entry for contacts and related actions for all research participants
• Analyzing participation trends - customer markets - and customer needs to develop a comprehensive - fact-based outreach and recruitment plan to accomplish the research effort systematically and effectively
• Assisting participants in scheduling study related testing and procedures
• Assisting the administrative officer in budget formulation - billing - fiscal management - operations - information technology - acquisitions - contracting - logistics - administration - safety - and strategic planning
• Maintaining contact with study participants with regular and multiple reminders about study participation dates as well as navigate them through the study process
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-1:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 4 years)

Requirements

• Specialized experience for the position includes: Maintains websites and social media accounts.
• Develops and modifies advertising media to recruit research participants.
• Analyzes participation trends - customer markets and customer needs.
• Experience with presenting print material with information appropriate for varying audiences.
• Maintains database and oversees data entry for contacts and related actions for all research participants.
• 1 year of specialized experience - equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service - that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to this Communications Specialist position to be filled.

Benefits

• Term appointments may be extended without further competition.
• Term appointments are non-status - non-permanent appointments of limited duration
• Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance - within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage