One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-11) within the federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 if outside the Federal service which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as: supporting a senior management team in collaboratively developing and implementing an organizational communication plan, and/or identifying areas of risk and providing recommendations on alternative approaches to organizational communication issues, and/or evaluating the effectiveness of the methods used to communicate with targeted audiences. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.