PR & Outreach Specialist

Title: PR & Outreach Specialist

State Role Title: PR & Mktg Spec III

Hiring Range: $52,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: https://trs.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of the Treasury is an innovative, customer-driven, results-oriented state agency providing financial management services for the Commonwealth. We offer challenging and interesting work and a friendly and positive environment.
The selected candidate will provide assistance, creative and technical support, and collaborate with the PR and Marketing Manager on initiatives, projects, and events.
This position has primary responsibility for conducting targeted outreach to inform and assist organizations and citizens in the process of claiming their unclaimed property.

Job duties include:
- Promote the Unclaimed Property program and services through contacts with a wide range of constituents, business entities, local and state government officials, and consumer groups;
- Enhance citizen awareness of the Unclaimed Property program through multiple targeted outreach efforts;
- Detail, analytical work in processing outreach claims;
- Establish and maintain contact with consumer groups, citizen organizations, business and professional groups for effective communication of information;
- Manage scheduling, logistics and data tracking of the Unclaimed Property Outreach program.
- Assist Manager with locating marketing opportunities for consideration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires excellent customer service skills, as demonstrated by the ability to talk to others to convey information effectively.
• Exceptional written communication skills. Must be able to compose timely correspondence with grammatical accuracy and tactfulness.
• General understanding of Virginia Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain contact with various consumer organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex information and make appropriate decisions.
• Working knowledge of financial/accounting principles and general business practices.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must possess a valid driver license.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All finalists are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: criminal checks; employment verification; verification of education; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms with their state application.

The Department of the Treasury telework policy allows for up to two days a week of telework subject to the position requirements.

A résumé and cover letter are required to be submitted. Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website.

Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.

Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position.

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Lori Perez

Phone: 804-225-3247

Email: HR@trs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.