Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience participating in public outreach and public relations initiatives; Experience drafting correspondences on behalf of an office; Experience explaining U.S. citizenship laws and regulations, U.S. passport procedures, and/or services for U.S. citizens. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assigning, reviewing and revising work of a team to achieve organizational goals and objectives; Experience designing and directing public outreach and public relations initiatives; Experience corresponding with senior officials, congressional offices, government agencies, and/or the media; Experience explaining U.S. citizenship laws and regulations, U.S. passport procedures, and/or consular services for U.S. citizens. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.