MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-14 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that includes Experience developing speeches, executive remarks, talking points, briefing materials, and other strategic communications for senior leadership on complex or sensitive organizational programs and issues; researching, analyzing, and synthesizing policy, programmatic, technical, and stakeholder information to develop clear and accurate public affairs messaging; coordinating the development, review, and clearance of executive communications with senior officials, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders; and advising management on communication strategies, audience considerations, messaging approaches, and public affairs implications of proposed or emerging issues. Serves as the Agency-level technical authority for executive speechwriting and message development, advising the Director of Public Affairs and senior IHS leadership on formulations, articulation timing, tone, and public affairs implications of executive communications, Plans, develops, and produces authoritative speeches, keynote remarks, talking points, statements, message frameworks, briefing materials, and other executive communications for the IHS Director and other senior officials on the full range of IHS programs, policies, services, priorities, and emerging issues.